Implants Allow the Blind to See

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Wednesday April 5, 2006 @01:39PM from the cyber-eyes dept.

gihan_ripper writes "Neurosurgeon Kenneth Smith has performed a revolutionary operation on St Louis resident Cheri Robertson, connecting a camera directly to her optic nerve. The rig is in principle similar to Geordi La Forge's visor, albeit in very rudimentary form. At present, the 'image' consists of a number of white dots, as on an LED display. There are also governmental restrictions on this research, forcing Kenneth and his team to fly to Portugal to carry out the operation. If this technology takes off, the future will be bright for the sight-impaired."

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Wow by daddyrief · 2006-04-05 13:48 · Score: 1, Troll

Integration between electronics and the brain? Impressive.

Too bad good ol' W. and his buddies are against medical/scientific progress.

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Re:Infrared? by lgordon · 2006-04-05 14:05 · Score: 0, Troll

FTA:

The infrared model is available with the additional restriction that the patient be of elven blood.