Severed Optical Nerves Can Be Made To Grow Again

Anonymous Coward writes: "It is being hailed as one of the most significant advances in nerve regeneration in a decade. After severing an optic nerve in rats, neurologists have found a way to reconnect it to the brain so that it once again transmits normal electrical signals. As reported in the New Scientist this achievement is a first in mammals, and may hint at ways of reversing some types of blindness in people. Scientists also hope to use a version of the technique to treat people with spinal cord injuries.

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Wrong. I happen to be one of those weird cases -- I've only been able to see out of my right eye since I was born. To me, this is a very exciting development. I've often hoped that it would one day be possible to restore sight in my left eye, and this looks like something that just might do it.

The people most interested in this article can't read it.

That may be true, but there are plenty here who (I'm sure) have full eyesight that seem find this to be an amazing advance.