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Elias Konstantopoulus is wearing a system that allows him to find out.
Without it, he's blind. With it,Office Standard 2010 Sale, he can see his grandson. Type of. The visually-impaired grandfather can only see flashes of light. 1 day while, the bionic eye might increase for the point that the individual can see the noses, the pimples as well as the other imperfections on people’s faces. It is hard to get visual images to send electrical signals towards the brain after the retina loses its function, but this bionic eye gets us closer to helping blind men and women see again.
How is this possible? A microchip implanted in his eye makes it possible for Konstantopoulus to find out visual signals that are transmitted through the optic nerve for the brain.
Recently, Second Sight announced that this very gadget called Argus II, a bionic eye tool, has been approved for that European market, according to an Agence France Presse report.
The device is used to treat people who are suffering from retinosa pigmentosa, a condition that causes blindness. It’s the same condition that affects Konstantopoulos. He’s not alone. 1 in 3,Buy Office 2007,000 folks in the United States suffer from it also, AFP reporter Kerry Sheridan writes.
The latest version of the device allows him to view the difference between light and dark.
Just as cochlear implants have given hundreds of thousands of deaf individuals the ability to hear again, the bionic eye can help individuals regain their vision.
An ophthalmologist says the gadget enables us to “talk” towards the retina: literally, as signals are transmitted towards the optic nerve and brain.
It works like this. A video camera takes the images and turns them into useful electrical signals the microchip can pick up. The science behind this is called neuromodulation - a relatively new field that is developing technology that let’s the blind see again along with the deaf hear again.
Another bionic eye is making waves in Australia,Cheap Office Ultimate 2007, according to Wired blogger Priya Ganapati. The company, called Bionic Vision Australia,Buy Windows 7, has a similar gadget that can send electrical impulses to neurons in the retina. The prototype is unique because of number of electrodes used and also the way the information is delivered, Wired reports. The first human implant is slated for 2013.
An external camera is hooked up to the glasses, so the implanted array of electrodes deliver electrical impulses towards the retina. The communication is all done through wireless connections.
The race for that ultimate bionic eye is on. Researchers in places as far flung as Australia,Windows 7 Professional, the United States and Germany are working on similar devices.
Sending electrical stimulation to your retina seems like it’s a good idea. And so far, it appears to be a promising way to restore vision.
But when will the bionic eye be available to the public? Bionic Vision hopes to deliver the implant program by 2020.
Photo: Jim Watson/AFP
Illustration via Wired
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