Health
Hi-tec goggles enable blind man to ‘locate, count and touch’ different objects – Yahoo New Zealand News
‘This exciting new technology might help people whose eyesight is very severely impaired.’
Goggles, combined with an injection, could partially restore the sight of people with a blinding disorder. (Posed by a model, Getty Images)
“Exciting” technology has enabled a blind man to “locate, count and touch” different objects.
The unnamed 58-year-old has a form of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a group of inherited conditions that affect the retina. These light-sensitive cells send visual information to the brain, allowing the vital organ to form an image.
The inherited conditions which affect…
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