Space Agencies Are Trying to Keep Astronauts From Losing Their Sight
“The ESA pretty much has the same requirements,” says cofounder and chief technology officer Euan Allen. “It's just in a totally different environment.”Spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS) is a collection of eye and brain changes caused by spending prolonged periods in a low-gravity environment, and it impacts around 70 percent of astronauts on the International Space Station, according to NASA. One of the starkest cases is that of NASA astronaut John Phillips, who launched to the ISS in 2005 with 20/20 vision, and splashed down six months later with his vision at 20/100—what’s considered a moderate visual impairment.
- ▪“The ESA pretty much has the same requirements,” says cofounder and chief technology officer Euan Allen.
- ▪“It's just in a totally different environment.”Spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS) is a collection of eye and brain changes caused by spending prolonged periods in a low-gravity environment, and it impacts around 70 percent
- ▪One of the starkest cases is that of NASA astronaut John Phillips, who launched to the ISS in 2005 with 20/20 vision, and splashed down six months later with his vision at 20/100—what’s considered a moderate visual impairment.
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Isabella WardScienceAug 10, 2026 2:00 AMSpace Agencies Are Trying to Keep Astronauts From Losing Their SightA device currently being used to help octogenarians do self-administered eye exams could be part of future space missions to monitor astronauts’ ocular health.Photo-Illustration: Wired Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyThe European Space Agency is trying to understand why astronauts lose their eyesight in space, in the hope they can figure out how to treat—or even prevent—the condition as looming longer spaceflights heighten the risk of permanent vision damage.The agency has commissioned British eye-scanning startup Siloton to develop a solution ahead of the international Artemis flights to the moon and other deep space…
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