Love can overcome any adversity. And 'this what comes to mind when we read the Daily Mail's story Elias Kostantopoulos who dreamed of seeing his grandson just born and that, because of its ceciatà , had never managed to watch if not with the eyes of the mind. Now Elias will finally see the outlines of the small, thanks to a special technology that allows it to overcome the problem to the optic nerve that had made him blind.
A dream come true and when no one expected more. The news often tells stories that seem magical to the happy ending, but also for the tenacity with which the protagonists have pursued their goals to the end. It is no coincidence that a girl down a degree in Literature and collects the congratulations of all Italy.
We want to dream and the story of her grandfather who moves heaven and earth to see his grandson, opens the heart to hope. Elias Konstantopoulos became completely blind due to a rare disease that affects the retina: Elias is of Greek origin but lives in the United States since he was a boy, perhaps chasing the American dream that was shattered against a positive diagnosis at all.
Konstantopoulos Elias embraces his grandson in hopes one day to see the face was 43 years, when diagnosed with the disease within 10 years it would lead to complete blindness. "Losing your sight, you lose virtually everything," Konstantopoulos said today that he is 72 years. Science, however, has given hope and with it the light of the eyes.
According to this new experiment, in fact, the electrodes were inserted into the eyes of this man totally blind connected to a wireless camera mounted on a pair of glasses. The device is known as the Argus and allows him to see that at least enough to not feel completely isolated. In addition to separate a beam of light when passing a car on the street, Elias is also able to see light-colored objects on dark backgrounds and to identify the windows open when it moves into the room.
Despite the operation to implant the device should be short and not very painful, Argus costs about $ 100,000 so it goes without saying that it is accessible to all. Yet did the happiness of Elias: "Without the system, I can not see anything. With the system, I keep my hope alive. " Hope to see the light of the sun, but also the hope of one day being able to distinguish the features of the grandson he has never seen.
There is a desire to push as hard as dictated by the heart. 
A dream come true and when no one expected more. The news often tells stories that seem magical to the happy ending, but also for the tenacity with which the protagonists have pursued their goals to the end. It is no coincidence that a girl down a degree in Literature and collects the congratulations of all Italy.
We want to dream and the story of her grandfather who moves heaven and earth to see his grandson, opens the heart to hope. Elias Konstantopoulos became completely blind due to a rare disease that affects the retina: Elias is of Greek origin but lives in the United States since he was a boy, perhaps chasing the American dream that was shattered against a positive diagnosis at all.
Konstantopoulos Elias embraces his grandson in hopes one day to see the face was 43 years, when diagnosed with the disease within 10 years it would lead to complete blindness. "Losing your sight, you lose virtually everything," Konstantopoulos said today that he is 72 years. Science, however, has given hope and with it the light of the eyes.
According to this new experiment, in fact, the electrodes were inserted into the eyes of this man totally blind connected to a wireless camera mounted on a pair of glasses. The device is known as the Argus and allows him to see that at least enough to not feel completely isolated. In addition to separate a beam of light when passing a car on the street, Elias is also able to see light-colored objects on dark backgrounds and to identify the windows open when it moves into the room.
Despite the operation to implant the device should be short and not very painful, Argus costs about $ 100,000 so it goes without saying that it is accessible to all. Yet did the happiness of Elias: "Without the system, I can not see anything. With the system, I keep my hope alive. " Hope to see the light of the sun, but also the hope of one day being able to distinguish the features of the grandson he has never seen.
There is a desire to push as hard as dictated by the heart.
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