Technology and scientific developments make life more livable and easier in different fields. One of these areas is the difficulties experienced by people with disabilities who want to live life more easily and equally. To address these challenges, scientists and technologists around the world are doing important work.
American and Spanish scientists placed a microelectrode in the visual center of a former science teacher, who has been blind for 16 years, and a camera in a glasses so that he could see letters and distinguish objects. The teacher used the microelectrode for six months and did not experience any deterioration in brain activity or other health complications.
After long work, it was realized:
According to the study published this week in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, the camera placed in the glasses sends visual data directly to the microelectrode placed in the visual center of the brain and allows that person to see. This technology, which scientists have been working on for years, goes beyond being a dream and a dream. “We have taken an important step forward by demonstrating the potential of such devices to restore functional vision for people who have lost their sight,” said scientist Eduardo Fernandez, from Miguel Hernandez University.
To test the work, teacher Berna Gomez was played a video game. In the game, the image of Maggie Simpson holding a gun in her left or right hand appeared on a screen and the teacher was asked to know the hand holding the gun correctly. Gomez was able to do this in line with the data interaction between the glasses and the microelectrode. In addition, Gomez was asked to know the letters in the alphabet, but the system could not identify all the letters. He was able to distinguish some of Gómez’s letters, such as ‘I’, ‘L’, ‘C’, ‘V’ and ‘O’. It is reported that this work will continue until May 2024.
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