Retinal Implant Display, medical use

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PalmerTech
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Retinal Implant Display, medical use

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Obviously not useful or practical in anyway right now, but the tech keeps improving! Would be pretty amazing to have a retinal implant years from now that could augment/replace normal vision.
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Yeah, we are getting closer every day.
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Great news!
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How did they test this thing :o
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Okta wrote:How did they test this thing :o
Well, if you were blind, wouldn't you volunteer? I know I would.
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