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Chip Allows Blind People To See

Posted by samzenpus on from the bionic-eye dept.

crabel writes "3 blind people have been implanted with a retinal chip that allowed them to see shapes and objects within days of the procedure. From the article: 'One of the patients surprised researchers by identifying and locating objects on a table; he was also able to walk around a room unaided, approach specific people, tell the time from a clock face, and describe seven different shades of gray in front of him.'"

13 of 231 comments (clear)

  1. i kan see by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    well enough to get a frost pots

  2. I.c.U. by da5idnetlimit.com · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The come back 8)

    ah. Frost piss ?

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  3. I can't see any comments... by Hognoxious · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I can't see any comments - do you think I need to try the device from the story?

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  5. 0001 Fir St. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    0001 Fir St.

  6. Finally i got first post yay by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First Poooooooooooost!2

  7. fp? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FP?

  8. Testing testing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Do the comments work?
    Perhaps noone said "First!" yet...

  9. F1rst! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    yay lulz

  10. Yippe! My first "First Comment" in 5 years .. by geekplayboy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...of Slashdot readership. and yes I ahvent RTFA

  11. Re:First Chimp by SimonTheSoundMan · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wow. Slashdot commenting goes down for an hour or so. No new posts show, so what happens, tons of people post off topic replies as they think they are the 'first poster'. I've never seen so much spam. Hey, I'm off topic too now.

  12. Re:It's a miracle! by wed128 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That is the most sensible interpretation of modern organized religion I've ever read. Thank you.

  13. Tagged by bluefoxlucid · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Geordi

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