Lights In Darkness by Frank Carey Promises Hope for Blind
AP science writer reports new rays of hope for 500000 Americans living in darkness. Technological progress includes space-age lasers electronics and a surplus barber shop basis. Dr Carter C Collins of the Smith Kettlewell Institute notes subjects can crudely see recognize faces and distinguish among individuals by height and hair.
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Frank Carey
Carter C. Collins
San Francisco
Smith-Kettlewell Institute
Smithsonian Institution
National Eye Institute
United States
National Society For the Prevention of Blindness, Inc
Research To Prevent Blindness, Inc
Balf
National Health Education Committee, Inc
Michael DeBakey
Houston
Breakthroughs in Treating Blindness Spark Hope Across US
A sweeping review details advances in implants and electrical stimulation to restore sight, including Stanford and Cambridge efforts, nerves linked to brain signals, and portable skin sensors. It notes cost estimates from 500 to 1000 dollars for mass produced aid, with field trials planned within a year, plus ongoing research in glaucoma and retinal diseases.
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John G. Lingill
Stanford University
James C. Bliss
Institute
Bliss
England
Giles S. Brindley
J. W. S. Lewin
University of Cambridge
United States
National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke
Bethesda
Lear
Benjamin Franklin
Collins
Franklin
Stanford Research Institute
Mento Park
Calif
Bob Stearns
Steams
Cael Ravyals
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Palo Alto
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