Thursday, September 17, 2015

Advances for the Human Body in the Near Future (part 4)


After many years of testing, bionic eyes are now available for patients with vision loss. Though the first prototypes had problems with low resolution, the newest versions of the high resolution eyes allow patients to recognize faces and to read large print. With continued advances in this technology over the next few years, fully artificial eyes will someday be available that might actually provide better vision than a normal, healthy eye. It also seems feasible that bionic eyes will have other capabilities, possibly similar to the much-maligned “Google Glass.” Perhaps many of the functions we use our smartphones for will someday become features available through bionic eyes, with internet browsing and video recording being possible through the eye of the beholder. Privacy is heading steadily toward extinction.

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