people who r blind due to lack of eyes, still hav the nerves of their eyes connected to brain.. can we use this as our advantage and design some device which makes them to view the world..
2006-12-31 17:29:32 · 19 answers · asked by vino 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
I've actually watched something like this on ripleys believe it or not (i think) The guy wasn't completely blind but couldn't make anything out. Just saw dark shapes. They put some kind of optical gadget where his pupils were. And it actually worked. He could see clear again.
2006-12-31 17:41:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe people could have eye transplants. With new stem cell research there are allot of possibilities. For instance there is Lazar surgery and bionic retina implants. My husband has RP (Retinis pigmentosa)..A degenerative decease in the retina. The retina breaks down over time. The only possible cure for my husband is a bionic retina. So I have been trying to do some research so he can have surgery on his eyes.
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I don;'t believe this site has been updated because I have heard of people have this surgery .. They could see well enough to drive but only in black and white.
2007-01-01 04:16:28 · answer #2 · answered by lovethyloverlovesthlovethee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A company by the name of good technology (don't quote me on that) demonstrated this device in our school. It doesn't make blind people see but at least for the first time they were able to trace a pattern of dark lines. For people who haven't seen anything in their lifetime, it was a very groundbreaking discovery. I can't explain the reaction and emotion in the hall that day but gosh science can do magic.
2007-01-01 02:19:48 · answer #3 · answered by haroun i 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually I think there are eye transplants I am not real sure of this but a robotic eye would be fabulous, I know they can take the cornea from someone and transplant it and we have come a long way with technology to be able to do what we have.My wife had thick glasses as a child and even with that couldn't see edges of things ,she had laser surgery repairing her eyes and I have had great vision all my life. Her vision is far superior to mine now..
2007-01-01 01:33:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes ,they can see because if thier nerves are connected to the brain they get the signals but due the blind spot in their eye, they cant recieve the image on their retina of the eye so if their spot can close they can easily see.
2007-01-02 02:10:48 · answer #5 · answered by ruchi_1986_shm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if they did. They DO have a way to connect wires directly to the brain, bypassing the optic nerve, and producing a pixel grid that the subject can seem to see. The resolution sucks, but eventually, it should improve.
2007-01-01 02:30:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if they weren't blind all their life, then you can keep the remembrance of what things look like by talking about it so their imagination still works and stays fresh in their minds. If they were always blind you can teach enough to et an imagination going. There is eye transplant as well
2007-01-01 02:15:38 · answer #7 · answered by mom_in_love 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hmm. i'm not sure. maybe if someone were to donate his/her eyes.. and the proper nerve connections can be made..
but the optic nerve connections are probably the most complex in the human body. and i doubt if anyone would be 100% successful in doing that..
2007-01-01 01:32:12 · answer #8 · answered by january 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, we can. Like what happened to Miko Sotto (A Famous Filipino). After he died, her mother offered his eyes to two people who lost their eyes. And today these to people were given a new life to see the world.
2007-01-01 08:02:43 · answer #9 · answered by Ojo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes ,with your eyes by telling what is happening a round the world.
2007-01-01 01:40:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋