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Patients get Solar Implants in Eyes

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the and-you-thought-lasik-was-badass dept.

Ben Sullivan writes "As reported at Science Blog, ophthalmologists have implanted Artificial Silicon Retina microchips in the eyes of five patients to treat vision loss caused by retinitis pigmentosa. The implant is a 2mm chip that contains about 5,000 microscopic solar cells that convert light into electrical impulses. Already some patients have experienced improvements such as not bumping into objects around the house, and being able to read the time on a clock."

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  1. Silicon implants make the world a better place. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Especially when installed in pairs.

  2. Re:Improvements by phyruxus · · Score: 3, Funny
    It wouldn't help me see, but I'd kind of like to have some red led's in mine, terminator style.

    That's assuming of course that I can't get frikken lasers (I have a feeling an in-eye laser wouldn't be so great on the cornea)

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  3. I want the implant that converts... by quokkapox · · Score: 3, Funny

    TCP/IP into neurostimulation. Preferably allowing two-way communication. Then I can finally assimilate Google.

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  4. Re:All we need now by chillmost · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is solar powered brain for idiot people

    Care to volunteer?

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  5. Re:Incrediably important by PMuse · · Score: 3, Funny

    THE REAL treasure here is knowing the brain can adapt. ... It demonstrates how our wetware is more adaptable than any hardware.

    Yeah, just wait until we're able to reflash the firmware directly.

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