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Man becomes first person in U.K. to be fitted with revolutionary device which allows those who've lost their sight to regain limited vision
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The proper forum for more than twenty is Chris James has been totally blind to his vision destroyed by the genetic disease rest tonight -- pigment Theresa.
But for the first time in Britain citizens will impart to the digital chip for the buck can design that could enable him to see.
Mussina and and there.
Tests have confirmed that his -- not equivalent to the film and an old camera.
Is beyond repair but the chip could bypass the damaged giving him a -- only going.
All I can make cancer might run time anomalies.
Don't perceptions of some would put them on top of -- -- -- -- I saw -- -- tonight.
The difference between -- and doc the contrast but I could see nothing in my left on about -- a ton -- questions for the pistons.
Surgeons at Oxford's John Radcliffe hospital fit the -- complex eight hour operation up to twelve patients will be part of the pioneering trial -- -- King's College hospital in London.
Accuracy is critical if the -- is just a fraction -- place Crist may not benefit.
To get the most talked to the chips surgeons need to reach the sweet spot of Christie's address no -- images I shot first and the nerves -- most densely packed.
But to get that they need to thread -- floppy cable between the -- of the -- -- the target is -- the size of a pinhead.
Images and to the -- as normal and afflict and focus by the lens onto the chip.
Which is just three millimeters across and packed with 15100.
Pixels.
Each pixel converts the light falling onto it into electrical energy which then stimulates -- nerve cells.
Impulses travel up the optic -- to the brain which will see a grainy black and white image.
So -- an OK and then table.
Once he's recovered from the operation increase returns for the chip to be switched on seems to be rendered certain non -- possibly missiles the rules.
Something -- it's proof -- -- is working but his brain is struggling to make sense of the images after being blind for so long.
The image that is perceived by the -- problems is preferences so if you imagine a circle.
Money perceive this to off circles -- beautiful welcomes perhaps even in different halls of his brain might seem different on the space.
So -- what he has to do what he has to learn to do some spring enrollment put those -- together into one single object.
Two weeks later and Chris is making good progress.
Hunting -- -- -- just Emeka and I lineup that wouldn't -- to Tug it with the shape of the ball.
In time this is the kind division he might gain Fuzzy and as if he's looking through a small windows but to hand it means independence.
Always have sudden.
Thought in the back of my mind that one day opened with a C again this isn't to kill but some you know it might.
Put the world and -- some perspective.
And some -- for -- rather than just you know a black coat a black world.
Engineers of the company rests in the impound had to improve the chips resolution in future.
There's every hope that patients will be able to -- without a stick or going to oak and perhaps even recognize faces.
Thomas More sky news.
