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Eye Transplant Enables Blind Boy to See

Posted by timothy on from the wondrous-times dept.

Chris Gondek points to this story carried by the Sydney Morning Herald, excerpting: "A one-year-old Pakistani boy saw the world for the first time yesterday through an eye donated by an Indian. Mohammed Ahmed gained partial vision after a difficult operation at the Agarwal Eye Institute in the southern city of Madras. Doctors said Ahmed, who was born blind, would get near-normal sight by the time he heads back to Karachi next week."

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  1. Errr... by Wes+Janson · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    If this is nothing special, why was it submitted? If I understand it correctly, this is just a PR issue, and nothing of scientific interest.

    And no, I'm not new to /.

    1. Re:Errr... by DAldredge · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      Yes you are

  2. Re:True...Need more Funding. by NoYes19 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ah...the "brain" is the person idea. Pretty popular among /. people (nerds :D). However, no the brain is not the person, so transplanting the brain != immortality.