NFR Hope for Retinal Issues

[wanderingrichard]

For those of us who have retinal issues , there might be hope.

The Clinically Blind See Again With an Implant the Size of a Grain of Salt

Each chip contains nearly 400 light-sensitive pixels, which convert light patterns into electrical pulses the brain can interpret.

singularityhub.com

 

[Scott Salzer]

Amazing what they come up with. Good luck to those with retinal problems.

 

[SurfnFish]

thnx for posting this, sent to my buddy whose wife has a degenerative eye disease and is slowly going blind.

 

[wanderingrichard]

Pass on my sympathies. Not sure this will help my situation, but will be looking into it and the stem cell repair research pioneered by University of Wisconsin and The Mayo Clinic 2 years ago.

 

[PhilR]

This is an old article, but it’s amazing how the brain can be rewired.

Mixed Feelings

See with your tongue. Navigate with your skin. Fly by the seat of your pants (literally). How researchers can tap the plasticity of the brain to hack our 5 senses — and build a few new ones.

www.wired.com