Wednesday, April 05, 2006

New device allows woman to see, even without eyes

Cheri Robertson is blind, but this device allows her to see, not with her eyes but with her brain. Fifteen years ago, she lost both of her eyes in a car accident. She was just 19 years old.

A camera on the tip of Robertson's glasses sends signals to a computer that's strapped around her waist. The computer then stimulates electrodes in the brain through a cord that attaches to the head. Patients see flashes of light and outlines of objects.

"I just call myself the robo-chick."

With video.

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