THANK You Jesus!  I'm glad they can do something about that these days.  This month I went to an eye specialist, along with my 2 other housemates.  Caregiver Tabitha and I wanted to know if there was anything that can be done for me.  He doesn't think there's anything going right now, but maybe in 10 years a camera could be implanted in the back!  But I'm sure, since I've never been able to really see things, my brain couldn't process the new information flooding in all at once.  I read about a young man who had been virtually blind since childhood, had  surgery to restore some vision.  It was quite a struggle trying to recognize things.  Enventually he prefered blindness and died soon after.

That said, I would like to participate in clinical studies, since I have nothing to loose, and who knows, maybe they'll have a way to start Visual sensation very slowly, like one pin prick with a black shield, then a bigger hole, etc.  That's sort of how my brain was first introduced   to the new implant generated sounds.  I turned it up as high as I could at the time, I think in a matter of days!  I am also interested in the Brain Port, a device that emits gentle electric  stimulation based on the shapes of objects and, in the case of someone who had lost  sight, can experience it as black and white images!  I haven't visited their company in a long time, so I wonder if there's anything going here in Idaho.  I only hope it wouldn't interfere with the implant system.

Any insights?

God Bless,

Sharon H.

> On Apr 20, 2015, at 4:08 PM, Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Trent found out this morning that a corner of his retina has pealed back so this Thursday, about 6:30 AM NC time, they are going to laser it and remove the floaters he is seeing.  Thanks for the prayers.  This is most likely very stressful for our son but God is in charge and He is a pretty good doctor if I don't say so myself, smile.
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> Phil.
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> Phil.
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