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The 8 Minute Surgery That Will Give You Superhuman Vision. Forever
A new bionic eye lens currently in development would give humans 3x 20/20 vision, at any age.The lens, named the Ocumetics Bionic Lens, was developed by Dr. Garth Webb, an optometrist in British Columbia who was looking for a way to optimize eyesight regardless of a person’s health or age. With this remarkable lens, patients would have perfect vision, ending the need for driving glasses, progressive lenses, and contacts, all of which are set to become a dim memory as the eye-care industry...
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This sounds too good to be true, does anyone know the potential downsides to this surgery/lens?
Over on reddit.com/r/futurology, their thread for this almost immediately killed the buzz.
so basically it's the E-Cat of lenses... damn science baiting!
Not yet. It's still in trials in both Europe and the US so they don't have to release that kind of information. According to the link I added to this they're hoping to be approved in Europe in a couple of years and North America a few years after that.
Sounds like it wouldn't help for people with keratoconus like me since it's replacing the lens rather than doing anything with the cornea. It's a shame, a lot of the up and coming vision treatments are focused on cataracts and myopia/hyperopia rather than corneal issues. Makes sense, I suppose, since those things are far more common. Just bites for me personally.
As someone who is nearsighted in one eye, far sighted in the other, and has astigmatism in the farsighted eye, this would be glorious.
Are you not viable for LASIK? I had the procedure done in January and it has changed my life!
I'm only 19, so they'd have to see that vision has been stable for the last year before I can be declared viable. There's also that pesky thing about not having insurance anymore :P
Sweet! Bionic humans, here we come!
Can't wait to poop nuts and bolts.
Ooh, that is the dream, isn't it? :)
I already do that, haven't gotten over the "putting things in your mouth"-phase
what percentage of humans would have to have this lens before it's no longer super-human?
I don’t see how widespread adoption would change anything to the fact that it’s not a natural feature. That’s my understanding of “super-human”, at least.
Well, it looks great, but I definitely think there will be downsides.