An extra-uterine system to physiologically support the extreme premature lamb

Re:An extra-uterine system to physiologically support the ex... by libc on Wednesday April 26, 2017 @09:03AM (#14202565)

What is your specific visual condition, if you don't mind my asking. Most people who I'd characterize as "debilitatingly blind" are lucky if they get any benefit from conventional eyeglasses, let alone "better-than-perfect" vision. I have a significant visual impairment myself (myopia, aphakia, and nystagmus) but I wouldn't put myself in that category.

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Re:An extra-uterine system to physiologically support the ex... by wtbob on Thursday April 27, 2017 @08:51AM (#14211028)

Astigmatism and severe myopia. They're easily correctable, but without glasses I can't see more than about three inches from my nose. At normal viewing distances I simply cannot even see things other people can see, like letters, small animals or children &c.

Without glasses I'd be severely crippled. I've conducted a few experiments trying to move around in public without them, and it's beyond frightening.

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Re:An extra-uterine system to physiologically support the ex... by libc on Friday April 28, 2017 @08:29AM (#14218841)

Thanks for sharing, and forgive my sounding skeptical. I lucked out because the aphakia and myopia sort of cancel each other out, I still need glasses but they're primarily for near-distance. If I hadn't undergone cataract surgery as an infant, I'd probably have similar challenges.

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