I've read that fighter pilots in the military are getting "eagle eye"
laser surgury that blows away 20/20 vision. Ever hear about it?
Woud it be interesting if that was made available in a few years for civilians? I think I could definitely handle "eagle eye" sight, though
I'm trying to figure out what you could do with it. I know eagles can
read the face of a dime 500 feet away, and see a mouse scampering from 2500 ft. What would be a few cool things us civilians could do with it? I can think of cheating from the paper
on the other sdie of the room, reading interstate signs two exits
in front of you, seeing the guy your wife is cheating on from the
car without binoculars..Any other applications you can think of?
2006-09-12 05:28:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Business week has a long article on its website if you search on there. 20/20
vision means you can see the 20 line
of the vision chart at the eye doctor from 20
feet away. Just an rule-of-thumb, not scientific holy writ on what constututes "perfect vision". If lasek lets you see the 20 line from farther out, than
its obviously better than 20/20. And in next 20-40 years, we will have ocular implants
and stem cells applications galor(think 6 million dollar man), pushed into the 21st century!
2006-09-13 05:41:34 · update #1
lazer surgery can only affect the lens. Sharper vision is gained by increased rods and cones in the retina, and better interpretation by brain cells. Science has yet to figure out how to increase the sharpness of the retina, nor has it figured out how to add cells to that area of the brain which interprets vision. Sorry, 20/20 is it for humans using the unaided eye. Now add binoculars, infrared goggles, etc., and of course things get ramped up.
2006-09-12 08:52:59 · answer #1 · answered by April 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My heavens, I never have been flashed, but I did unintentionally flash a few folks once. I was in the hospital some time back and decided to take a stoll to the vending area. Well, I wasn't thinking about what I was wearing and, let's just say that those hospital gowns don't leave a lot to the imagination on the backside. The nurse came up from behind me and put a blanket over my shoulders . . . I was wondering why it was a little drafty back there!
2016-03-26 21:59:37 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is often found to be the case after Lasik surgery. I had Lasik about five years ago, and my vision is now 20/15. But different people have different results, so this is not automatic! It depends on many factors, including the size of your eye and the density of rods and cones on the retina.
2006-09-12 05:37:09 · answer #3 · answered by Keith P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I have heard of it, it's called lasic eye surgery my mom wants it really bad. And I don't know why some people are saying it's nearly immpossible to have 20/20 vision with it, but I have contacts and my doctor told me i have 20/20 vision so yeah lol, it would be cool if we had eagle eye.
2006-09-12 15:34:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like bull to me. 20/20 is as good as you can get.
2006-09-12 05:35:10 · answer #5 · answered by ENI 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can see where you are and what you are doing.
2006-09-12 05:30:59 · answer #6 · answered by A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
welllll it looks like nonsense to me
2006-09-12 21:58:28 · answer #7 · answered by coolkid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would read what my coworkers are typing on their computer.
2006-09-12 06:02:16 · answer #8 · answered by jaybird 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋