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> My eye doctor told me that if someone is truly blind (e.g., the retina is
> destroyed), then the optic nerve dies. Therefore, it would not be possible
> to replace the entire eye *unless* you invent a way to bypass the optic
> nerve.
Point your browser to this address:
www.spectrum.ieee.org/publicaccess/9605teaser/whatsmor.html
It's the May issue of the IEEE Spectrum, they discuss this very topic. I
also recall hearing of work being done on a processor that floats on the
retina and interprets incoming signals and passes them on to the optic
nerve, for the visually impaired (though I could imagine many
opportunities for augmentation, not just repair and restoration). I don't
recall what that is from (I've gone through back issues of most of the
journals that it could be in), anyone have any idea?
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Roderick A. Carder-Russell
Transhumanist/Immortalist/Cryonicist
Suspension Member - Alcor Foundation
specializing in man-machine symbiosis
e-mail: rodc@shore.net WWW: http://www.shore.net/~rodc/home.html
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