varalu 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2007 (edited) Louis braille and Helen keller will be some of the few persons who will be happy with the advancement in technologies now. "Artificial Cornea Saves Eyesight". This is the news article i studied recently. Advancements like this make things better. So definitely there is hope for those having problems with eye sight. Though awareness with respect to "Eye Donation" is spreading, the ratio of donors to people who need them is in a mismatch. "Scientists have developed an artificial cornea. The first implants have already been tested in rabbits' eyes -- with promising results. If further tests are successful, the technology will be tried on humans in 2008. (Credit: Image courtesy of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft) " Links: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/ So...there is ray of hope for people who have problems in facing the world. The above content is an extract from my blog http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/. Edited October 22, 2007 by varalu (see edit history) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
varalu 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2007 Yet another technological breakthrough that will change people's lives. Teaching the Tongue to SeeIt's an audacious idea, and I didn't believe it was possible until I saw the video. But it really is possible to teach blind people to see using their tongue. By connecting a camera to an array of electrodes that stimulate the sensitive nerves inside the mouth - a pixel of light is translated into a slight pinch - scientists can literally retrain the brain. For more about this... go here --> http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
