Originally Posted by Aleser

My first thought about this is 'crap.'- you can bet every parent of a blind child is just going to use this 'implant' as an excuse to teach their child that the best route is to sit around and wait for a doctor's fix.

IMHO, it -should- be just as controversial as cochlear implants- a few years, advance in technology, and some trials, and this could become just as commonplace. Which sucks.

'Yay, science can make blind people see!' doesn't sound as cool when you think of the sacrifices made for the sake of sight.