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New Artificial Lenses Give Recipients Super-Vision

The era of cybernetic superpeople appears to be finally taking off

From the popular PC game Deus Ex to movies like Robocop, a consistent theme in science fiction has been cyborgs, humans implanted with advanced technology to offer them superior abilities to traditional humans. Such inventions haven't exactly taken off -- RFID implants are about as "cyborgish" as people have become of late. However, a new medical procedure should re-excite those who dream of synthetic super-capabilities.

Doctors and medical researchers at Spire Gatwick Park Hospital, a medical facility near Sussex in the UK, have completed the most advanced artificial lens implant to date and have endowed patients with vision better than the most able humans traditionally have.

The process to get "high definition" vision begins with the implantation of an artificial lens, using the standard procedure for cataracts. Where as some lens implants are made of plastics PMMA or acrylic, the high tech lenses use special light-sensitive silicone.

Several days after the implant, doctors zap the lens with UV light, fine tuning it. Over days, the lens is carefully tuned to overcome defects in the eye until patients have perfect vision. A final blast of light fixes the lens in a final configuration.

The typical net result is that the recipients' vision significantly surpasses 20/20 sight, the best vision typically found in adults.

Dr. Bobby Qureshi is the first ophthalmic surgeon in the UK to use the new lens and calls it "a hugely significant development". Its not being used to give supervision to the masses quite yet, but rather is targeting patients with cataracts and long-sightedness, typically age-related conditions.

Video explaining details of the new technology

Describes Dr. Qureshi, "We have the potential here to change patients' vision to how it was when they were young. The change is so accurate that we can even make the lens bifocal or varifocal, so as well as giving them good vision at distance we can give them good vision for reading. They won't need their glasses at all."

The patients are amazed at the results. Gill Balfour, one of the first patients to receive the lens recalls how she used to have cataracts and other vision problems. Now the world is a richer place for her. She comments, "It's absolutely incredible. To think it's been tailor-made for you, matching any imperfections. It's the way forward, isn't it?"

Source: DailyTech - New Artificial Lenses Give Recipients Super-Vision

[sohail99]

Damn!! What we studied already became old knowledge!!

btw HD vision sounds nice!

[ManISinJpr]

This is a boon to all those who need it, I just read about it yesterday.

[reYez]

whoa, im pretty sure > 6/10 people (i do!) on this site wear glasses so surely something to look forward to

[Cyn1c]

I bet they're planning on powering a hard-drive using neurons so that you can watch all your movies on the move

[IshanSaluja]

This was in the news yesterday.....

I can't wait to get cataract so I can get these lenses... or if I can get them without any eye injury.... hallelujah

[stonedsurd]

Originally Posted by IshanSaluja I can't wait to get cataract so I can get these lenses... or if I can get them without any eye injury.... hallelujah

I'm so glad I'm not alone in thinking along these lines
I swear, when bionics get all badass, I'm replacing my left arm with Terminator-esque arm. Modular too, so I can slip on an assault rifle and go all 'Grindhouse'

[IshanSaluja]

Originally Posted by stonedsurd I'm so glad I'm not alone in thinking along these lines I swear, when bionics get all badass, I'm replacing my left arm with Terminator-esque arm. Modular too, so I can slip on an assault rifle and go all 'Grindhouse'

hell, me too, I'm gonna go all robocop, although with some more projectile movement though and my name won't be murphy

[sohail99]

Originally Posted by IshanSaluja hell, me too, I'm gonna go all robocop, although with some more projectile movement though and my name won't be murphy

Awesome!!

btw me retaining most of myself and waiting for the real nanosuit!

if thats not possible then I'll go the bionic commando way!

[ViKiD]

Hmmm..X-Ray vision will be something revolutionary....

[rpm19050]

I'd like a process handler for my thought realm. so that i can switch between thoughts and run just some selected thoughts at a time.

[Ad1tya]

Cant wait.

Hopefully they'll be very common in 5-6 years. Mostly when Im going to get my Lasic done.

[harryneopotter]

hmmm..so atlast i can get powers of both, Cyclops and Wolverine !!!! coooooool !!!!