Wireless Implants Promise Superior Vision Restoration

ananyo writes, quoting Nature: "The development of retinal implants has been dogged by problems of unwieldiness since the first implantable stimulator for vision restoration was developed in 1968. Now researchers have come up with a solution that overcomes many of the problems by the use of special glasses that fire infrared signals into the eye and onto an implanted array of silicon photodiodes. The system, tested in rats, simplifies what needs to be implanted and both transmits visual data and power directly to the implants, eliminating the need for any bulky external power source (abstract)."

I won't be impressed...

[seanzig]

until they make them like Laforge's visor.

Re:I won't be impressed...

[amicusNYCL]

...the use of special glasses that fire infrared signals into the eye and onto an implanted array of silicon photodiodes. The system, tested in rats...

I won't be impressed until they show us pictures of rats wearing tiny eyeglasses.

Works for me

[willworkforbeer]

Implants always cause my vision to suddenly improve.

Re:More control

[dmbasso]

Yeah, reading the summary I instantly remembered Ghost in the Shell - Standalone Complex, where augmented people could easily have their eyes hacked. Too bad it is infrared, imagine the possibilities if it was wifi. :)