See in high definition

Thursday, 10 December 2009 09:50 Written by Tallulah Habib

UK doctors have discovered a way to give human beings HD vision.

Using light-sensitive silicon implants, ophthalmic surgeons can now manipulate vision to be even clearer than 20/20. The procedure is similar to that of cataract surgery and can also cure short and far-sightedness according Bobby Qureshi, the first surgeon to perform this procedure.

A cateract in the human eye (wikipedia commons) The lens is implanted surgically and then adjusted using ultraviolet light over the course of a few days. Once the patient is satisfied they have perfect vision, the lens can be set with a final blast of light.

In an increasingly high definition age, this procedure may become sought after even by those without eye defects. Research conducted by Vision Express opticians says that

“Even a marginally short-sighted person sitting on a sofa watching an HD broadcast may not see the full benefits in enhanced image quality.”

However, the cost of the procedure may serve as a deterrent at over 3000 pounds.

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written by Dissol, December 11, 2009

Some amazing advances coming through in this arena. I think we may see some very exciting news in related fields shortly. there are several teams working with different groups of blind people, looking at methods to give them sight.