Scientists Able to Repair Sight!

http://news.yahoo.com/video/health-15749655/medical-breakthrough-restoring-sight-to-the-blind-20498197

Incredible stuff. I know stem cells is one of those"taboo" subjects. Opinions?

/tear

science does it again

As awesome as it is, the implications alone are enough to get me excited.

Now we wait for the horrible side effects.

Before its over, we'll have homunculus for servants and manual labor purposes, while regular humans continue the search for more power and knowledge.

Originally posted by RE: Blaxican
As awesome as it is, the implications alone are enough to get me excited.

no, i totally hear what you are saying. 50+ years, what are they going to be able to do?

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Now we wait for the horrible side effects.

heathen

uninhibited research! huzzah!

besides, when has science ever moved too fast before?

Post when we can fix mental shortsightedness.

Originally posted by Mindship
Post when we can fix mental shortsightedness.

Ah, yes: intellectual myopia.

Originally posted by Mindship
Post when we can fix mental shortsightedness.

or the annoying DIEING illness

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Now we wait for the horrible side effects.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Now we wait for the horrible side effects.

Actually, people who've had sight restored, specifically those who were born blind have a very, very high suicide rate.

why isnt the comic world catching up to real world science why is daredevil still running around blind?!!

Originally posted by Darth Jello
Actually, people who've had sight restored, specifically those who were born blind have a very, very high suicide rate.

There's a ****ing ridiculous amount of irony in that.

Originally posted by Darth Jello
Actually, people who've had sight restored, specifically those who were born blind have a very, very high suicide rate.

Yikes.

thats amazing!

It has to do with brain plasticity. When a person is born blind or blinded, the brain rewires itself to get a picture of it's surroundings more through hearing and touch. When sight is restored, the brain is overwhelmed and confused, often resulting in severe depression.

Originally posted by Darth Jello
Actually, people who've had sight restored, specifically those who were born blind have a very, very high suicide rate.

Originally posted by Darth Jello
Actually, people who've had sight restored, specifically those who were born blind have a very, very high suicide rate.

I wonder why...did they prefer Braille and being dependant on a dog for getting around town?

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
I wonder why...did they prefer Braille and being dependant on a dog for getting around town?

Originally posted by Darth Jello
It has to do with brain plasticity. When a person is born blind or blinded, the brain rewires itself to get a picture of it's surroundings more through hearing and touch. When sight is restored, the brain is overwhelmed and confused, often resulting in severe depression.

very strange...

do you know if there is a difference if the treatment is done earlier in life vs later?

that must be the most bizarre rehab period though, after that surgery, your brain wouldn't be able to visually process the edge of objects, let alone identify item categories like "chair"...