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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBionic eye restores man’s vision after being blind for 40 year
By Zach Epstein on May 18, 2016 at 10:12 AM
John Jameson might not have believed in miracles a year ago, but breakthroughs in modern science have made certain that he does now. The Tatum, Texas man had been blind for more than 40 years after an aggressive infection ended up taking his vision. Jameson would eventually come to terms with his disability and make the best of his situation, but he now has a new outlook on life literally after a revolutionary surgery involving a bionic eye implant restored his vision earlier this year.
The rare procedure gained FDA approval in the United States only recently, and there are just a handful of doctors capable of performing the complex surgery. Jamesons wife happened to learn of the surgery while researching, and she found one of the few doctors capable of performing the procedure in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Well, my wife has been following it, Jameson told Texas Standard. Its been in development for several years, and it now as FDA approval. There have been only a limited number in the United States. Dr. [Christopher] Shelby is the one who did the implant he was chosen out of many many candidates to set up this team thats doing this.
Dr. Shelbys WK Eye Institute is home to one of the few groups in the country capable of the complicated procedure. Shelby performed the surgery in April and after 40 years of darkness, Jameson miraculously regained his vision with the help of the freshly implanted bionic eye.
The rare procedure gained FDA approval in the United States only recently, and there are just a handful of doctors capable of performing the complex surgery. Jamesons wife happened to learn of the surgery while researching, and she found one of the few doctors capable of performing the procedure in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Well, my wife has been following it, Jameson told Texas Standard. Its been in development for several years, and it now as FDA approval. There have been only a limited number in the United States. Dr. [Christopher] Shelby is the one who did the implant he was chosen out of many many candidates to set up this team thats doing this.
Dr. Shelbys WK Eye Institute is home to one of the few groups in the country capable of the complicated procedure. Shelby performed the surgery in April and after 40 years of darkness, Jameson miraculously regained his vision with the help of the freshly implanted bionic eye.
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Bionic eye restores man’s vision after being blind for 40 year (Original Post)
LiberalArkie
May 2016
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HuckleB
(35,773 posts)1. K & R!
puffy socks
(1,473 posts)2. That is really fascinating!
and fantastic. So many people can be helped!
Years ago when Sally Jesse Raphael (aged myself a bit there) had a show on the radio she interviewed a woman who had surgery to restore her sight. She was blind from birth, and she said her first reaction was shock at how big people's noses are compared to the size they feel like when you touch them.
To this day, it will cross my mind now and then, and I'll close my eyes and touch my nose to feel it's size and compare it in a mirror.