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Using Fractal Interconnects To Improve Electronic Eyes

Posted by Unknown on from the fixing-g'kar's-eyesight dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Electronic eyes today remind me of Frankenstein with the way they jab electrodes from each pixel into the optic nerve and hope for the best. Some researchers claim to have solved this problem by growing fractal electrodes that mimic the way real eyes connect retinal cells to the optic nerve. If they are right — and their research will find out over the next year — then next-generation eEyes could enable the blind to not just detect objects, but to see again normally."

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  1. Resistance is futile by elPetak · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I want my eyes with enhanced reality... can I have them?

    1. Re:Resistance is futile by i+kan+reed · · Score: 4, Funny

      I feel like we're only 20-50 years away from the stuff you can attach to your body being better in most ways than the originals. The only problem is a I feel like bionic limb replacements are going to cost an arm and a leg.

    2. Re:Resistance is futile by Dachannien · · Score: 3, Funny

      The only problem is a I feel like bionic limb replacements are going to cost an arm and a leg.

      We take lungs now, gills come next week.

  2. That would suck. by MrEricSir · · Score: 3, Funny

    Imagine only being able to see fractals everywhere you look. I think I'd go crazy!

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    There's no -1 for "I don't get it."
  3. Not that simple by symes · · Score: 3, Interesting

    It is not just about replacing the retina - you have to learn to see and this involves higher cortical function. If you have gone without site for a very long time then learning to see isn't neccessarily that easy and can cause considerable distress and disorientation. Sure, for those who have seen and lost sight for a short period of time then lets hope this works out. But it isn't the solution to everyone's problems.