Roland Mattern, Director of Sales for eSight by Gentex, brings vast knowledge from 30 years of experience in sales and marketing for medical devices and pharma, spending the last 20+ years focused on ophthalmology. Along with his extensive experience, Mattern’s dedication to eSight’s mission — to empower individuals with sight loss to see new possibilities through enhanced vision — is unrelenting.
After developing a career in marketing devices that assist those with vision issues, Mattern has seen first-hand how companies like eSight are revolutionizing assistive technology, with the ability to alter users’ lives for the better and formulate possibilities that once seemed unachievable.
After an initial conversation at a CES showcase we visited theeSightbooth on the show floor to talk to Roland Mattern, Director of Sales for Gentex, about ...
#ces2025 #ceslive #techpodcasts http://plughitzlive.com/ces In this episode of the Tech Podcasts Network, we dive into the innovative world of assistive technology with Roland, a representative from eSight. Join us as we explore the latest version of their groundbreaking wearable device, eSight Go, designed to help individuals with central vision loss regain their ability to see and enjoy life fully. Roland shares his experiences at CES, the challenges of navigating the busy event, and the incredible impact eSight's technology has on users. From heartwarming stories of emotional reunions to the technical details of how the device works, this episode highlights the profound difference assistive devices can make in people's lives. Learn about the origin story of eSight, the journey of its founder, and how the device has evolved over the years. Discover how eSight is making strides in accessibility and independence for those with visual impairments. Don't miss this inspiring conversation...
Our featured speakers were Cornel Amariei, Roland Mattern and Bryan Wolynski Rethinking Aging Club Podcast January 23, 2025
"As we move forward into 2025, personalisation will be a cornerstone of vision accessibility technology, driving innovations that seamlessly integrate into daily life. Advancements in AI, AR, smart wearables, and digital accessibility tools will lead to solutions that are more adaptable to the unique needs of individuals with sight loss. These personalized, adaptive tools will empower users to navigate the world with greater ease, independence, and confidence, unlocking new opportunities for inclusion and autonomy." -Roland Mattern for AT Today
"There are a number of ways to approach vision loss. For individuals who have lost central perception, we can take a wearable assistive device that uses cameras, software and OLED screens to give that perception back. We’ve been clinically demonstrated to show seven lines of distant visual gain.This technology allows users to be able to read, recognize faces, play cards, pursue hobbies or watch TV, and we do all this without impeding the peripheral vision, so you can be mobile with these devices as well. That lends itself to independence. While the main goal is enhancing central vision, it’s also about having independence." -Roland Mattern for Healio
"The most common pathologies that cause that are macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, but there are about 20 different pathologies that can rob you of your central vision. In essence, what eSight Go does, it uses a high definition camera to capture the central image that the person can no longer perceive, runs it through a software algorithm which allows the wearer to manipulate the image to maximize retinal stimulation, and then that image is projected onto two high definition OLED screens inside the headset and we blast that central image across the entire retina surface and whatever photoreceptors are still viable, either the macula, the paraphobia and or the periphery get enough information from that image to the brain to interpret it as vision. And as our users describe it, the blind spot simply shrinks away." - Roland Mattern for Assistive Technology Update 696