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Spinoff story

The Eyes Have It

A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.

About this technology

Overview

NASA'S Ames Research Center contracted with SRI international to construct a device that would be able to anticipate, track, and monitor involuntary ocular movement horizontally, vertically, and with respect to depth-of-field. This development helped research institutions to understand the eye. The Eyetracker, manufactured and distributed by Fourward Optical Technologies, Inc. is now used in the clinical/medical field.