Telescopic eye implant approved by the FDA

[Saber Alter]

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/telescopic-eye-implant-approved-by-the-fda/

We love eye implants, and we've seen our share of them, and this one is pretty sweet (although it isn't the creepiest by a long shot -- that prize would go to the one that uses a human tooth to hold its lens). In the works for well over a year, and approved by the FDA a couple days ago, VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies' implantable miniature telescope is intended for patients over 75 years of age who are suffering from end-stage macular degeneration. As with any tricky new surgery, this one is not without risks, including the need for a corneal transplant due to the device's size. According to CBC News, in clinical testing seventy-five percent of over 200 patients "had their vision improve from severe or profound impairment to moderate impairment," and there are two more studies on the way: one will follow up with existing patients, while the other will outfit 770 new patients with the device. The cost? $15,000.

[SanjiSasuke]

One step closer to the Solid Eye. But built in.

[Leon S. K3nnedy]

One step closer to human augmentation... 

[overlordnick]

One step closer to human augmentation...  

we already use human augmentation and have for many years
-we have implanted cameras (wired to the brain) in the eye sockets of blind people
-created artificial appendages that work off of electronic impulses of nerves for people who have lost limbs

this technology could easily be abused and probably has
case and point

[♦ßlôödÑinjå♦]

It's amazing the things were capable of, and yet we can't fix an oil spill.