Monday, April 21, 2008
An eye for the blind
And the improved version is on the way!...
David Rose writes at TimesOnline in the U.K.:
"She had been totally blind for more than a decade with the inherited condition retinitis pigmentosa.
But, with the aid of the camera mounted on a pair of sunglasses, she can now see a rough image of the world made up of light and dark blocks.
She told Sky News: 'When I go to the grandkids’ hockey game or soccer game I can see which direction the game is moving in. I can shoot baskets with my grandson, and I can see my granddaughter dancing across the stage. It’s wonderful.'
Ms Moorfoot’s implant has just 16 electrodes but the US surgeons have helped to fit an even more advanced device to the two British patients.
The updated model has 60 electrodes to give a clearer image."
