Albeit rudimentary, if these crude images can be seen by blind people, I think it is nothing short of amazing. Since this retinal implant is silicon based, it is subject to the exponential gains of all technology. One can easily imagine the retinal implants of Lt. Jordi from Star Trek. Only in the show, it was thought of a handicap, with special benefits of seeing in different spectrums, but still an augmentation that would not be chosen. I think in the future, these implants will be able to see in the human spectrum of light and replicate our vision, only these implants would also have all sort of other benefits, such as true virtual reality (at least for the sight sense), seeing in other light spectrums (night vision, thermal, zoom, etc.). The VR will be the biggest benefit for people with normal sight. Hopefully they can make them look like normal eyes by that point...
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I once hooked up with a girl with silicone retinal implants. When I squeezed her eyeballs they felt like basketballs. Didn't really turn me on. I prefer 'natural' feeling eyeballs.
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