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Bionic eye implant world first
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Bionic eye implant world first
July 21, 2015 at 2:30 pm
Bionic eye implant world first

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33571412

Looks very low resolution, but better that what god left him with. I am sure it will improve with time
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RE: Bionic eye implant world first
July 21, 2015 at 2:38 pm
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RE: Bionic eye implant world first
July 21, 2015 at 3:15 pm
It's a start.

Losing my eyesight is my greatest fear. I honestly don't understand how anyone copes with it. If I was diagnosed with macular degeneration, I would take myself out.
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RE: Bionic eye implant world first
July 21, 2015 at 3:47 pm
(July 21, 2015 at 3:15 pm)AFTT47 Wrote: It's a start.

Losing my eyesight is my greatest fear. I honestly don't understand how anyone copes with it. If I was diagnosed with macular degeneration, I would take myself out.

It's not that bad after the first year. The first year you kind of lose your mind, between anxiety and sensory deprivation and overload all at once. You tend to be a little hysterical. Mobility is scary as shit. I get panicked when things get too loud, or things vibrate. After awhile you adjust. It's not that bad. No need to kill yourself.
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RE: Bionic eye implant world first
July 21, 2015 at 3:49 pm (This post was last modified: July 21, 2015 at 3:51 pm by BrokenQuill92.)
I wish they would get to work on replacing optic nerves! They just came out with the remake of FF7! This sucks I wanna play!
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RE: Bionic eye implant world first
July 21, 2015 at 3:49 pm
Oh, science, you do such work to sort out god's little mistakes....

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Bionic eye implant world first
July 21, 2015 at 6:24 pm
Heathens! The whole lot of you! God gave these scientists the ability to develop this technology. It is by his grace.
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RE: Bionic eye implant world first
July 21, 2015 at 6:28 pm
What was that about the complexity of the eye proving intelligent design again?
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RE: Bionic eye implant world first
July 21, 2015 at 6:35 pm
(July 21, 2015 at 6:28 pm)Neimenovic Wrote: What was that about the complexity of the eye proving intelligent design again?

I think and a lot of other blind people kinda proved them wrong by existing
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RE: Bionic eye implant world first
July 21, 2015 at 7:34 pm
(July 21, 2015 at 6:28 pm)Neimenovic Wrote: What was that about the complexity of the eye proving intelligent design again?

The eye, it would seem, is poorly designed.

http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index...human-eye/

Quote:The most obvious design flaw of the retina is that the cellular layers are backwards. Light has to travel through multiple layers in order to get to the rods and cones that act as the photo-receptors. There is no functional reason for this arrangement – it is purely quirky and contingent.
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