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Microchip Eye Implant Promises To Restore Sight

Posted by timothy on from the will-soon-outnumber-regular-eyes dept.

Anguirel writes "The BBC is reporting that a microchip implanted in the eye could restore sight. The chip has already been tested in some animals and seems to work. Researchers hope to begin tests in humans in 3 years. Present generation is fairly limited in scope, but this could pave the way for cybereyes in the future." A search for retina shows some of the other research going on in this field, too.

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  1. Yeah, but what OS does it run? by docbrown42 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Drooling /.'er want to know!

    I hope it's not a MS OS. Can you imagine the BSOD on one of these?

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