As Thomas Panek strode through the third mile of the NYC Half Marathon in March, world champion ultramarathoner Scott Jurek was in the blind runner’s ear. “OK, you’re on a hill now,” Jurek told Panek.

Clarke Reynolds, a U.K.-based visually impaired artist known as "Mr. Dot," is set to run the Brighton Marathon with the help of Ray-Ban Meta Platforms, Inc. META smart glasses and the Be My Eyes app.

A blind runner in England is set to take part in a marathon using smart glasses. On Thursday, April 2, the Fight for Sight charity announced in a press release that Clarke Reynolds, 45, will be ...