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Old 02-17-2007, 05:42 PM  
notabook
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Originally Posted by Hollywood376 View Post
I don't really think about some of the incredible breakthoughs that have come in my lifetime. This one made me see that. (no pun intended)
It's not the first implant but it is one of the better ones out atm. Unfortunately it'll be quite sometime before they are able to provide any sort of true vision. Look at this picture:



This is roughly what the person with the implant would see:



We're a long ways off from "seeing faces" but at least we've made the first steps toward helping the blind see.
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