Eye Transplant Enables Blind Boy to See

Eye Transplant Enables Blind Boy to See 309

Posted by timothy on Monday July 05, 2004 @03:41AM from the wondrous-times dept.

Chris Gondek points to this story carried by the Sydney Morning Herald, excerpting: "A one-year-old Pakistani boy saw the world for the first time yesterday through an eye donated by an Indian. Mohammed Ahmed gained partial vision after a difficult operation at the Agarwal Eye Institute in the southern city of Madras. Doctors said Ahmed, who was born blind, would get near-normal sight by the time he heads back to Karachi next week."

Eye Transplant Enables Blind Boy to See

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Re:One year old? (Score:4, Funny)

by MikeDX ( 560598 ) writes: on Monday July 05, 2004 @03:44AM (#9611419) Journal

They went to punch him in the face and when he flinched, they screamed "SUCCESS!"

http://www.quotedb.com/quotes/1908 (Score:5, Funny)

by Qrlx ( 258924 ) writes: on Monday July 05, 2004 @03:47AM (#9611432) Homepage Journal

"An eye for an eye, and soon the whole world is blind." -- Gandhi

Oh, wait.

Re:Errr... (Score:5, Funny)

by 6079_Smith ( 676623 ) writes: on Monday July 05, 2004 @03:50AM (#9611441)

And no, I'm not new to /.

A slow learner then, maybe?

Just kidding... :-)

Anyone spare an eye for a computer nerd? (Score:3, Funny)

by nmoog ( 701216 ) writes: on Monday July 05, 2004 @03:55AM (#9611458) Homepage Journal

In the last 8 years of being a programmer my eye sight has gone from perfect to shithouse. I actually read this slashdot article title and it gave me hope - once my eyeballs fall out, I can just get new ones!

Though from the first few comments here looks like I shouldnt hold my breath. Better keep waiting for the video camera borg-eyes.

Brings new meaning... (Score:4, Funny)

by laserbeak ( 794029 ) writes: on Monday July 05, 2004 @04:01AM (#9611475)

So there is an Eye in team afterall. :)

Re:Careful... (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday July 05, 2004 @04:02AM (#9611477)

What do you think are the chances of ever seeing a complete eye transplant ? In 10 years ? 50 ? 100 ? Or maybe never at all ?

But I saw them do it in Minority Report, so it must already be possible!

OMFG it's like "body parts" meets "the eye" (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday July 05, 2004 @04:03AM (#9611483)

After the eye transplant, the pakistani boy began to see the world... AS AN INDIAN WOULD. When he looked at the Kashmir territory, he saw Indian territory. The horror! With time the Indian cornea began to take over his entire body, and he began speaking in 18 different languages.

THIS FILM APPROVED BY THE PAKISTANI FILM COMMISSION

Star Trek: TNG (Score:5, Funny)

by ari_j ( 90255 ) writes: on Monday July 05, 2004 @04:08AM (#9611503)

I wonder if he'd get it if we sent him letters reading: Dear Geordi, Congratulations on your eyesight. More power to the engines, Captain Your Name Here

Re:Anyone spare an eye for a computer nerd? (Score:3, Funny)

by nmoog ( 701216 ) writes: on Monday July 05, 2004 @04:09AM (#9611505) Homepage Journal

My doctor says that my 30% eye quality reduction is directly linked to my 300% pr0n viewing increase.

I dont believe that medical mumbo-jumbo.

Re:Careful... (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday July 05, 2004 @04:32AM (#9611586)

Would that make part of the boy an infidel?

Re:Careful... (Score:1, Funny)

by Saven Marek ( 739395 ) writes: on Monday July 05, 2004 @04:45AM (#9611622)

I find this a wonderful use of technology where once a child would be born blind and never know the light of day or the site of a loved one never see the sky or joy of reading or seeing happiness in other peoples faces

Thanks to these indian doctor's now he can see porn instead!

All Anime Galleries [sharkfire.net]

there goes biometric identification (Score:4, Funny)

by RMH101 ( 636144 ) writes: on Monday July 05, 2004 @04:56AM (#9611662)

move along now

But (Score:1, Funny)

by m1chael ( 636773 ) writes: on Monday July 05, 2004 @05:19AM (#9611718)

does he like what he sees?

Re:One year old? (Score:5, Funny)

by p4ul13 ( 560810 ) writes: on Monday July 05, 2004 @10:41AM (#9612912) Homepage

They went to punch him in the face and when he flinched, they screamed "SUCCESS!".
Afterwards, the doctors gave him two punches to the arm for "flinching like a wussy". Doctors can be so childish sometimes.

Re:True...Need more Funding. (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday July 05, 2004 @12:56PM (#9613953)

The key words to search for to find out about immortality is transhumanism, posthumanism.
Better yet, nutter and megalomaniac.

Re:True...Need more Funding. (Score:1, Funny)

by H09N0X10U5 ( 780755 ) writes: on Monday July 05, 2004 @01:00PM (#9613988)

produce a race of brainless humanoids, physically flawless but with no minds, to bypass this awkward technicality...
Already underway, it started in 1776. Well, apart from the "physically flawless" bit.

Re:Somewhat of a personal experience (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday July 05, 2004 @06:38PM (#9616414)

> "Holy shit, son. I JUST saw DEPTH! I can't f*ckin' believe it. I saw in three dimensions!!!!"
I trust you did the right thing... and took him to a strip club immediately thereafter? :)

Heh (Score:0, Funny)

by spaztik1 ( 101615 ) writes: on Tuesday July 06, 2004 @12:40AM (#9618419)

Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase 'trying to see the world through someone else's eyes.'

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Re:One year old? (Score:4, Funny)

http://www.quotedb.com/quotes/1908 (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Errr... (Score:5, Funny)

Anyone spare an eye for a computer nerd? (Score:3, Funny)

Brings new meaning... (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Careful... (Score:0, Funny)

OMFG it's like "body parts" meets "the eye" (Score:3, Funny)

Star Trek: TNG (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Anyone spare an eye for a computer nerd? (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Careful... (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Careful... (Score:1, Funny)

there goes biometric identification (Score:4, Funny)

But (Score:1, Funny)

Re:One year old? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:True...Need more Funding. (Score:1, Funny)

Re:True...Need more Funding. (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Somewhat of a personal experience (Score:3, Funny)

Heh (Score:0, Funny)

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