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04-28-2008, 01:55 PM
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Artificial Vision for the Blind
I saw a program about this recently and came across this website. The program I saw stated that the only problem they're having with a high resolution, wireless implant system was packaging it so the human body won't cluster it with white blood cells. I'm sure there would be more people willing to do such a procedure if the "Matrix-like" cord wasn't necessary.
http://web.archive.org/web/20040211162839/www.artificialvision.com/index.html
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04-28-2008, 02:20 PM
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Oliver Sachs detailed the experience of at least one blind person whose sight was restored in one of his books. It was not an unqualified success. I recall Sachs description of the man's attempt to 'see' his dog. He had always 'felt' his dog which is a sequential experience. He was unable to comprehend the dog with sight since it required a unified interpretation of his experience in one moment. He found adapting to the world of sight extremely difficult. I think the person ended up regretting his newfound sight.
60 Minutes did a piece on someone who had had his sight restored a few weeks ago. It takes some serious determination to regain sight as an adult.
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04-28-2008, 02:26 PM
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04-28-2008, 02:31 PM
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The science chanel had a similar program on with a woman who had sight as a child and then lost it so the key elements of sight were already logged into her memory. When the apparatice was hooked up she could see faint shawdows and see bright lights. The best was being able to see the outline of her husbands face for the first time, they had been married for awhile. Pretty cool stuff.
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04-28-2008, 02:39 PM
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The show I saw was following a man that started losing his sight around 18 years old due to macular degeneration. He was completely blind by 35 years old. The system gave him 16-bit sight so he was able to see silhouettes but not much more. They commented that technology from video gaming will allow them to make a better device.
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