Twenty years ago, Marc Cornell, a retired American from the US Air Force, lost his eyesight due to Lyme disease.
This bacterial pathology, transmitted to humans by tick bites, affects approximately 15,000 people each year in the United States, and can manifest itself in many ways: facial paralysis, meningitis, neurological disorders, arthritis …
Hi-tech glasses
In Marc Cornell, Lyme disease resulted in a gradual decline in sight: the American saw blurry and could no longer distinguish either the colors or the details.
Invited to the premises of the eSight company, the veteran had the opportunity to test a pair of electronic glasses, supposed to allow him to regain his sight. These hi-tech glasses (which still cost a trifle of $ 15,000), equipped with two LED screens, can zoom up to 14 times, and are adjustable in contrast and colors: a video system then restores the images. images corrected to users.
The first words of Marc Cornell were for his friend Yvonne, present during the experience. “Wow. So that’s what you look like. You are so pretty.”
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