Well, informative article. But I think people suffering from retinal and optic nerve diseases won't get any benefit by this. What do you folks think? Shadab Husain
http://shadablucknow.blogspot.com/ On 10/30/08, prateek aggarwal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > folks: > this may be of interest > > Mission To Extend Vision To Blind > > Infusing a new ray of hope into the hearts of the visually > impaired,the Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI) here > has evolved a technology > to enable the blind to go in for cosmetic changes restoring partial sight. > > If all goes well, a large number of visionless people may witness next > year's Diwali exploiting the technology now available in the USA only, > which costs > 800 dollars. > > Dr.Debabrata Basu, Head of the Department, Oxide and Bio-ceramic > section,CGCRI, informed that 50 patients received implants at the > Disha Eye Hospital, Barrackpore > and were doing well. > > Affirming faith on research to empower the eyeballs with vision, he > said, "We are now trying to see whether we can give these implants a > solar coating and > restore sight." In India, there are nearly 15 million blind people and > many of them are one-eyed. > > The present demand of ocular implant was met by glass, coral or > polymer, but these were not only expensive, they also had several > post-operative disadvantages, > Dr Basu maintained. > > "For instance, they don't provide mobility to the eye. And a person > has to go on living with the stigma that is associated with a one-eyed > person in society," > he opined. > > Dr Basu claimed that different reputed organisations of India like the > All India Institute of Medial Sciences (AIIMS) and the Institute of > Nuclear Medicine > and Allied Sciences, New Delhi, were eager to use this technology on > patients. > > "We were first approached by the Blind Association to come up with > something like this and our effort is largely to give them social > acceptability," the > doctor maintained. > > Dr Abhijit Sen, noted eye-specialist of Kolkata, when asked to comment > on the new findings, said the research of CGCRI would definitely have > an impact on > eyecare in the city. > > "We are now awaiting eagerly the result of the research on restoring > sight," Dr Sen remarked. > > Medicos engaged in other fields, also welcomed the research of CGCRI > and refuted the charge of the state healthcare "going to the docks." > Regards, > Prateek agarwal. > Cell: 09928341197 > Skype: > Prateek_agarwal32 > e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > website: > http://www.prateekagarwal.webs.com/ > to join the mailing list for my website,just send a blank mail keeping > subject as "join" on > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
