This Device Will Help Those Who Are Born Blind, Those Who Have Lost Both Eyes To See – Elon Musk
The world is moving at a very fast pace in the way never seen before, of course the human creative mind is endless in it’s ability to create and re-create. Solving a problem in the world is one sure way to become rich and those with big ideas rule the world.
Elon Musk has done something remarkable, solving one problem that will bring joy to millions of homes around the world.. among 7.79 billion people living in the world in 2020 an estimated 49.1 million were affected with blindness, the percentage was between 34-39% of whom 2.95% have Moderate to Severe Vision Impairment (MSVI) and 0.49% are completely blind.
It’s a global concern like any other pandemic which solving it can and will bring so much succour. Celebrating this feat, Elon Musk who is currently the richest man in the world with estimated worth of $243.7 billion wrote;
“The Blindsight device from Neuralink will enable even those who have lost both eyes and their optic nerve to see.
“Provided the visual cortex is intact, it will even enable those who have been blind from birth to see for the first time.
“To set expectations correctly, the vision will be at first be low resolution, like Atari graphics, but eventually it has the potential be better than natural vision and enable you to see in infrared, ultraviolet or even radar wavelengths, like Geordi La Forge.
Much appreciated, US FDA!”
In conclusion, Musk thanked the US Food and Drug Administration(US FDA) for making it possible for the monumental achievement to happen. The Food and Drug Administration(FDA) is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and securing of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, food supply, cosmetics and products that emit radiation just like our own NAFDAC in Nigeria.
Musk who is the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, also owns Neuralink, a Neurotechnology Company that’s building an implantation, brain-computer interface capable of translating thoughts into action, founded in 2016.
