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German scientists implant chip, enabling blind man to see
Hamburg, Dec 20 : German doctors have implanted a special microchip in the retina of a blind Finnish man, enabling him to see, the news magazine Der Spiegel reported Saturday on its website.
The 1,500-pixel sensor chip can mimic the electrical signals sent by a healthy eye through the nervous system to the brain.
The patient, 45, [...]
Blind man gets vision back following tooth implantation in his eye
London, July 5 (ANI): A man who lost his eyesight in an accident at work can now see again, thanks to doctors who transplanted his tooth in his eye.
Martin Jones, 42, a builder, had been blind for 12 years after a tub of white-hot aluminium exploded in his face while working at a scrapyard.
He [...]
Novel procedure enables ‘blind’ man to drive again
London, May 20 (ANI): Nigel Cook had to hand back his driving licence when his sight deteriorated but a new procedure has enabled him to see so well that he is now allowed to drive again.
Cook, a former police officer, suffered from macular degeneration, a condition that obscured his central vision with a dark fog.
However, [...]
Blind man joins Orissa poll fray as he sees peoples’ plight
Bhubaneswar, April 8 (IANS) A visually challenged man in Orissa has thrown his hat in the election ring and hopes he would win because he can visualise the sufferings of the poor ‘better then others’.
Debasish Pramanik, 26, a percussionist, is contesting the assembly election as an Independent candidate from Gopalpur constituency in Ganjam district.
Pramanik, a [...]
Blind man to contest from Azamgarh
AMILO VILLAGE, 20 kilometres from the district headquarters, has made an electoral history of sorts. Khairul Bashar, a 52-year-old resident of the village contesting the Azamgarh seat, is perhaps the first blind candidate in the world.
He knows he is unlikely to win but is determined to expose corruption in public life. Khairul lost his vision [...]
Stevie Wonder seriously considering ‘Dancing With The Stars’ debut
Washington, Feb 7 (ANI): American singer songwriter Stevie Wonder has revealed that he is seriously contemplating joining Dancing With The Stars.
Wonder also revealed that it is not the lack of sight that makes him hesitant to compete on the hit U.S. show, but rather his weight.
“Someone asked me the question, ‘Can you dance?’ [...]
