First time I saw this thread. Sounds like something out of Minecraft.
I tried to look for more info on this particular project but can't find anything more about this chlorophyll derivative except that it's used to treat cancer and actually destroys cells on light exposure. Not something I'd like on my eyes.
yeah, that was their main problem to their project. but they were able to test the product to see if it works or not and the result was inconclusive so the project is either dropped or still being developed under the radar of the internet.
Licina and Tibbetts know exactly what their next step is: an electroretinogram, or ERG. It’s a technique, commonly performed by eye doctors, that involves hooking up electrodes to the cornea and skin around the eye to measure the activation of light-sensitive cells in the retina. The test gets rid of the subjectivity inherent in the question “can you really see.”
When they do, it won’t be the first time someone has used the test to assess the effects of chlorine e6. After Washington performed his experiments in mice—which also involved ERGs, but for mice—he tried it on himself. He hooked himself up to an IV with chlorine e6 and recorded his own ERG data. It appeared to work—though it, too, was a small and not particularly rigorous study.
The most recent night vision eyedrop project I found involve nanoparticles to see infrared.
I've read that too, the project is quite interesting.