Cure for blindness [Archive] - Democracy Forums

Stoner

02-17-2007, 03:50 AM

I am never not in awe over the medical and scientific advancements.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6368089.stm

This is outstanding.

lily

02-17-2007, 05:00 AM

That is amazing!

Labrocca

02-17-2007, 08:09 AM

Damn science is trippy.

http://www.bugeyedmonster.com/toys/smdm/smdm/smdm/bioniceye.jpg

We are gonna end up like the 6 million dollar man.

Drocket

02-17-2007, 08:17 AM

Calling it a 'cure for blindness' is very much overstating the stage at which this field is at. The cameras they're using are EXTREMELY low-resolution - the few people who have undergone the procedure already can basically just make out some rough shapes and shadows. Its far from anything you could actually call being able to see - they're still well within the bounds of 'legally blind'. Still, its better than tripping over the couch, and this field is still a young one. Its probably going to be a few more decades before artificial vision is able to get anything near to human-level vision, though.