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Patients get Solar Implants in Eyes
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."
Retinitis Pigmentosa only affects peripheral and night vision. Which makes the article summary somewhat suspect. Two seconds of google to check up on it, Taco. Another three seconds to actually "being able to reading" the thing to edit it properly. Is this so difficult?
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M$ share prices rose dramatically today as news of a potentially new market opening up. It turns out that M$, whose IP patents cover the automated downloading of information directly to the brain, has already put in place technology to automate image downloading through retinal implants. Users must purchase a subsciption to use the service, but M$ spokesperson was quoted as saying "Our intent is not to capitalize on the misfortunes of individuals, but rather to put in place the technology to enable users to get the most out of offered services such as sight"
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