August 14, 2006
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The Blind will See… soon
I found the idea of seeing through the tongue very interesting, but this one- while less extreme- is very practical, and it looks like the future is bright for people who are visually impared!
http://www.livescience.com/scienceoffiction/060804_eye_band.html
This is technology that is usable now, and may be available in the next few years. The long term? Oh, I don’t think we are far off from- in the next ten years perhaps- being able to bypass the eye completely and put images into the brain. So, depending on the visual problem, it might mean that a lot more people could see who cannot now. As for this moment- the eye band above relies not on visual sensory, but on tactile sensory… so anyone could technically use it.