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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