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World's first bionic eye to give millions the chance of seeing again <tr>
dailymail.co.uk ^ | Ben Spencer Medical Correspondent For The Daily Mail

Posted on 10/31/2016 3:54:34 AM PDT by RoosterRedux

Scientists are on the brink of restoring sight to the blind by sending moving images directly to the brain.

In a world-first, surgeons have implanted a visual stimulator chip in the brain of a 30-year-old woman.

The patient, who has been totally blind for seven years, saw coloured flashes, lines and spots when signals were sent to her brain from a computer.

Her doctors are now planning to send footage from a tiny video camera to the brain, which could provide the world’s first bionic eye and restore sight to millions.

The technology bypasses the eyes, meaning it has the potential to restore sight even to those who have lost an eye or become blinded by cancer.

During six weeks of testing, the patient has consistently seen the exact signals the scientists sent to her visual cortex, the section of the brain which usually receives images from the optic nerve.

Doctors at the University of California Los Angeles are awaiting permission from US regulators to connect the system to a camera, worn in a pair of glasses, which they hope will send moving images directly to the brain.

Dr Nader Pouratian, who performed the operation, said: ‘The moment she saw colour for the first time was a very emotional experience. It touched us all very deeply as human beings. Based on these results, this system has the potential to restore sight to the blind.’

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blindness; sight; vision
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Full Title: World's first bionic eye to give millions the chance of seeing again: Chip bypasses the eyes and sends wireless signals directly to the brain
1 posted on 10/31/2016 3:54:34 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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...amazing stuff


2 posted on 10/31/2016 3:56:37 AM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: RoosterRedux

Really cool.


3 posted on 10/31/2016 3:57:51 AM PDT by beaversmom
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To: RoosterRedux

Bookmarked


4 posted on 10/31/2016 3:58:28 AM PDT by WhatNot (The Gospel doesn't promise the American dream, it promises Eternal life in the Kingdom of God.)
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To: RoosterRedux

Just don’t let Google get anywhere near it. They will find a way to send advertisements directly to the brain.


5 posted on 10/31/2016 3:58:53 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
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To: RoosterRedux

Tears of happiness for her are flowing. What a remarkable age of discovery and invention this is.


6 posted on 10/31/2016 4:05:44 AM PDT by Jemian (War Eagle!)
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To: RoosterRedux

color me skeptic

since she had never “seen “ before, she doesn’t know what the sensation really was


7 posted on 10/31/2016 4:13:08 AM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP .... Hilary is an Ameriphobe)
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Thirty year old, totally blind for seven years.


8 posted on 10/31/2016 4:18:44 AM PDT by wita (Always and forever, under oath in defense of Life, Liberty and. the pursuit of Happiness.)
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“urgeons have implanted a visual stimulator chip in the brain of a 30-year-old woman. The patient, who has been totally blind for seven years”

I color you lazy.


9 posted on 10/31/2016 4:28:47 AM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: RoosterRedux
Now if they'd give their fellow scientist and doctors British & American), “A Boot” to get them to work on Brain Injuries.
10 posted on 10/31/2016 4:43:21 AM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country.)
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Hahaha, I see what you did there... lazy eye...
Good one


11 posted on 10/31/2016 4:47:45 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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Doctors at the University of California Los Angeles are awaiting permission from US regulators to connect the system to a camera, worn in a pair of glasses, which they hope will send moving images directly to the brain.


12 posted on 10/31/2016 5:00:48 AM PDT by Flick Lives (Voting Trump. It is not just a vote, it is a chance to burn down the rotten Uniparty.)
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To: RoosterRedux

May many be blessed.


13 posted on 10/31/2016 5:05:16 AM PDT by HokieMom (Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
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To: RoosterRedux

"Gentlemen, we can rebuild him."

14 posted on 10/31/2016 5:18:44 AM PDT by Ciaphas Cain
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To: RoosterRedux

There used to be a special sale where you could get one, along with two bionic legs and one bionic arm for only six million dollars.


15 posted on 10/31/2016 6:20:06 AM PDT by AndyTheBear
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To: RoosterRedux; Swordmaker; EveningStar

The “i-Eye”? Could give new meaning to “You are the Apple of my eye.” :-)


16 posted on 10/31/2016 6:32:49 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: beaversmom

Experiments from years ago showed similar results. People have been able to “see” through their tongues and the skin on their backs. The brain doesn’t require an “eye” to see. It just requires the input from the eye. If you can produce that input (from a camera, for example), and get it the signal to the visual part of the brain (via nerves on your back or tongue, for example), your brain will see.

Someone who has previously been able to see but has lost the ability already has the neurons in place to process visual information. Someone who has never had sight, might not be able to see, or at the very least would have to “learn” to process the visual information. Most of us learn to do that during infancy.


17 posted on 10/31/2016 6:50:50 AM PDT by generally ( Don't be stupid. We have politicians for that.)
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To: RoosterRedux

Steve Austin had one


18 posted on 10/31/2016 7:01:32 AM PDT by b4me (Idolatry is rampant in thoughts and actions. Choose whom you will serve....)
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19 posted on 10/31/2016 9:07:17 AM PDT by Pollard (TRUMP 2016)
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To: RoosterRedux

Bookmark.


20 posted on 10/31/2016 5:37:34 PM PDT by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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