News21 May 2008 02:34 am
Browsing the BBC website again revealed an interesting news that that US scientists have designed a bionic eye to allow blind people to see again.
The BBC’s report says that the bionic eye comprises a computer chip that sits in the back of the individuals eye,linked up to a mini video camera built into the the glasses they wear.The images captures by the camera are beamed to the chip which translates them into impulses that the brain can interpret.Human trials are said to be started within a year.It is expected that the technique would provide enough optical stimulation to allow patients to recognize faces.
