Original 2021 statement: Vision care will transition from the prescribing of eyeglasses to the basic procedure of preparing an implant of bionic eyes
What Jim has written about this
From “Daily Inspiration: 24 Strategies for 2024 #9 - “Study more science”” (December 2023)
By the time you read this post, I will be undergoing what is known as a Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) surgery on my right at the world-renowned Herzig Eye Institute in downtown Toronto. It’s a relatively minor procedure for a small eyesight correction; it’s an update to the original vision improvement that I saw from a Refractive Lens Exchange surgery back in 2013. That permitted me to finally abandon contact lenses after 34 years of use. Along the way, there have been a couple of Lasik touchups to that procedure, plus another small procedure to deal with a bit of Posterior Capsule Opacification!
Yes, for some people it can take a lot to trust the science of this type of surgical eye care - I know MANY people who have been very nervous about LASIK or other procedures, and who later confess to me that they should never have waited so long. Yet in my case, I have complete trust in Sheldon Herzig, the surgeon who will undertake the procedure tomorrow. That’s because I live a life in which I trust science, and I try to immerse myself in science as much as I can.
From “Daily Inspiration: “You are best defined by the barriers you overcome, not by the failure they might impose on you!”” (September 2020)
Google Glass! Almost a joke - but just the other day, we had the implant of an actual bionic eye in Australia. Implantable enhanced vision technology is coming at us at staggering speed, and we will see the marriage of bionic eyesight with heads-up display information as seen with Google Glass.
Read the full pieces on jimcarroll.com:
Daily Inspiration: 24 Strategies for 2024 #9 - “Study more science”
Daily Inspiration: “You are best defined by the barriers you overcome, not by the failure they might impose on you!”