66 years ago, John Gray was injured in a bombing raid and was blinded in his right eye.
Last year, he developed macular degeneration and was told he would slowly lose the ability of sight in his left eye, as well, leaving him blind. picked by Marli 2 years ago

A Gainesville man's lack of sight didn't stop him from defending his home from an intruder. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Normally, babies learn how to look at the world before they can communicate their experiences. The rare cases of people who have been blind all their lives and then had their sight restored offer scientists a unique opportunity to study how we learn to interpret visual signals. Pawan Sinha is studying children and adolescents in India who are seeing the world for the first time after treatment for... read full post picked by Bingo 2 months ago

The underground bunker near Tampa International Airport that police uncovered took their breath away. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

Researchers working for the Boston Retinal Implant Project have been developing a bionic eye implant that could restore sight for individuals who have age-related blindness. picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago

A team of doctors has carried out the world's first eye operations using gene therapy to try to cure a serious sight disorder, officials said on Tuesday. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A man who lost his sight 30 years ago says he can now see flashes of light after being fitted with a bionic eye. Ron, 73, had the experimental surgery seven months ago at London's Moorfield's eye hospital. Update to coldbladed's post HERE picked by psycmoe 9 months ago

Scientists examine the brain of a blind man as he masters the difficult task of perspective. picked by Subobisis 7 months ago

Does Love at First Sight Really Exist? (Psychology of falling in love) picked by habalo 3 years ago

Despite having adapted to their lightless environment for more than a million years, can produce sighted offspring in just a single generation.

<photo is unrelated. picked by mandolinorange 2 years ago

Research by the University of Aberdeen scientists, reported in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, has shown that a specialised computer system can enlarge the visual field in status post stroke patients. Cortical blindness is a result of a stroke's damage to the visual pathways in the brain, while the eye itself is completely intact. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

An interesting quiz by the BBC to test your knowledge of your senses. picked by johnnytitan 2 years ago

When Martin Jones met his wife four years ago, he never imagined that one day he would get to see what she looked like. The 42-year-old builder was left blind after an accident at work more than a decade ago.

But a remarkable operation - which implants part of his tooth in his eye - has now pierced his world of darkness. With details on the procedure mentioned here picked by suebe 5 months ago

Following on from DemureArt's synaesthesia post, this finger mounted camera connected to a small vibrator, allowing users to feel their environment without touching it.

Abstract here picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

The idea of deceiving the enemy as to what you are doing is not new. Trying to hide individual items from observation is not new, trying to hide whole factories from aerial bombing during The Second World War was new. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Eco-tourists on a whale-watching vessel, looking forward to observing the mighty creatures in their natural habitat, were instead greeted by the sight of a harpooned whale being dragged in by a Japanese whaling vessel on Friday. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

John Bramblitt, pure inspiration.

An update to Chezzy’s post. picked by meggysue 9 months ago

The financial crisis that began 13 months ago has entered a new, far more serious phase. Lingering hopes that the damage could be contained to a handful of financial institutions that made bad bets on mortgages have evaporated. New fault lines are emerging beyond the original problem in areas like credit-default swaps, the credit insurance contracts sold by American International Group Inc. and o... read full post picked by bingo 1 year ago

You're traveling through another dimension -- a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind.

This is really deep... picked by buddha 2 years ago

Lurking off Mexico's eastern shore in the Sea of Cortez, these flap-jack-like creatures burst out of the water with graceful precision. Soaring as high as two metres above the plankton-rich green water, mobula rays are a sight to behold. Here in the Sea of Cortez four species of mobulas (tarapacana, thurstoni, munkiana, and japanica) occupy the waters along with the giant manta ray. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago