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Concussion-detection device developed by Minnesota doctor gets FDA OK

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared a new medical device invented by a Twin Cities neurosurgeon to detect signs of concussion by tracking a patient’s eye movements. The device, called the EyeBox, was invented

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