The First Bionic Eye

WARNING: This video contains graphic footage of eye surgery. Viewer discretion is advised. In 1949, Jo Ann Lewis began losing her sight to retinis pigmentosa, a degenerative disease that destroys light-detecting cells in the eye. Today, microelectronic implants have allowed her to recapture a vestige of vision.

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[unorthodoxJ]

Ah yes the religious wars:fighting over who has the better imaginary friend

[chibuni]

why do people gotta go and get all religious and ridiculous in video comments? stfu.

[halofanteam]

His vision is augmented.

[292lift]

No one cares if you think God is real or not. Keep your comments to yourself and watch the video.

[DragonfallCIA]

I got glaucoma, this implant won't help me unfortunately :(

[CODMASTA]

the blind never asked for this.

[ELiTExTWEENiE]

Just accept it god is not real if he was he would let this poor women look at her grandchildren plus it is amasing what we can do with technology in 100 years will we even need a heaven or a god

[ptsigas]

@unorthodoxJ that was actually fucking funny...chuckled nicely!

[InsidersHealthTV]

This implant is so incredibly cool. Amazing what can be done. I hope people who want this procedure gets access to it.

[ryan16426]

Yeah, I'm no believer in god and heave ether

[benstiller500]

Had to cry on 4:10 when the woman talks of how she wants to be able to see her grandchildren. I mean her voice .... My compassion is overflowing here.

hope the Argus 3 comes out soon enough for her, so maybe she sees the children.