Soundsight training, the sounds to restore sight with a start-up. But it is not a miracle – Intelligonews

Soundsight training, the sounds to restore sight with a start-up. But it is not a miracle

In the beginning there was the “bionic eye” with the case of an elderly man suffering from dry macular degeneration that is returned to see thanks to the system of this particular eye after surgery lasted 4 hours, performed at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital.

Then it was the turn of the camera able to resume the surrounding world and to convey to you the mages via audio allowing the blind to know everything that is done can not see.

Finally came the photovoltaic cells. The system involves the implantation of a thin surface of photovoltaic cells, and thickness about one-third of a hair, behind the retina: a special pair of glasses , equipped with a miniature camera and a small computer, collects the image of the surrounding environment and sends it to the photovoltaic system within the eye via pulses of infrared light; each cell then converts the light signal received, corresponding to a pixel of , in an electrical impulse. The neurons of the retina at this point can do their normal task: collect the signal and transmit it to the brain.

Israel even have been proposed about ten projects all focused on ‘ aims to restore sight to the blind, the application of Special lenses , the introduction of technological applications and systems for the detection of sounds and images.

Now the ‘ ultimate challenge to restore sight to the blind side from Reggio Emilia where Irene Lanza , the young CEO of the start-up “Soundsight Training “, has developed a acoustic virtual reality that will allow the blind to train their hearing to perceive and identify objects . The prototype of the software is ready and next Monday will be online campaign crowfunding on Kickstarter platform, with the aim of collecting the 250.000 € required to develop it and make it accessible to all.

So were many attempts in recent years to make life easier for blind people allowing them, if not to buy the view, they did not feel because of their blindness completely extraneous to the surroundings. All attempts certainly useful but are likely to turn even false hopes in seeing who could not get used to the idea of ​​being able to live a normal life. So better to be cautious and keep track of progress in science and innovation proposals, better not give too much too soon for granted.