Is Stevie Wonder actually blind?

originally posted by: BlueJacket
a reply to: KansasGirl

I didnt smile, its not funny, its just trying to be rude, besides there are degrees to blindness...ridiculous

It's not rude unless you take it super cereal seriously.

lighten up.. Well unless you can't see light that is.

hahaha.. Sorry I'm just being goofy.

originally posted by: BlueJacket
a reply to: KansasGirl

I didnt smile, its not funny, its just trying to be rude, besides there are degrees to blindness...ridiculous

You're more than welcome to leave the thread.

Or continue to angrily comment....for some odd reason.

I appreciate your passion...I think

Your sense of humour is unparalleled.

I warned you of the immense significance of this thread topic!

a reply to: six67seven

He's not third eye blind...

originally posted by: CreationBro
a reply to: six67seven

He's not third eye blind...

" Creation Bro ! "

I'm going to start saying that whenever someone asks me a crazy question..

a reply to: six67seven

He's the Daredevil.

a reply to: Reverbs

"For once in my life" I'm "overjoyed" you're taking the "higher ground" on this subject.

But I am still "superstitious"!

a reply to: seasonal

What is Kanye Wests excuse for recognition? He has all his senses other than the most important one

originally posted by: Snarl
I bet he'd see even better without those dark glasses, eh?

Roy Orbison laughs at him (if Roy were alive). By the way, I saw Stevie reading a newspaper in an airport (sarcasm).

a reply to: six67seven

Happily leaving. No offense other than what I took enjoy your odd bit of fun.

He works parttime as a musician and becomes Daredevil by night. Good for him. I don't think he fakes his blindness though. There is also the possibility that he is able to see through new technology. The leaps in these departments in the past few years were insane.

a reply to: TheAlleghenyGentleman

lol..

a reply to: Perfectenemy

I already posted on how he has the ability to see now...

Wow. I remember years ago going to a Rolling Stones concert where the opening act was unannounced. I really wasn't expecting anyone significant, then was blown away amazed when Stevie Wonder came out! I don't even remember much about the Stones concert. There was a crew who would set him up with a different instrument to play for each song. I was a huge Stevie fan and am so grateful I had a chance to experience this.

I sure didn't notice anything that would indicate he had normal vision.

a reply to: 5StarOracle

Interesting.

There is no date on that article so Im not sure what came first: the mic catch or the implant. Not to mention the implant does provide the patient with sight as we know it, and it takes practice to interpret the information received from the implant. Nonetheless, good info. Thanks!

From that persecutes article:

Afree Stevie Wonder received the implant he described what he saw when his implant was turned on like this: “It’s a pulsing light, it’s not like regular vision where it’s, like, constant, it’s the flash, and I’ve got to be able to interpret the changes in that shape.” “It’s crude, but it’s significant,”

Wonder went on to say in a video from the Mayo Clinic. Stevie’s doctor, Raymond Iezzi, says his patient reconstructs a scene and objects in front of him with the information from the electrodes, plus his visual memory and cognitive skills.

The Argus II isn’t able to restore completely normal, sharp vision, but the functionality it does give back to people who previously could only perceive bright light is not negligible.

It's not exactly "seeing" at all.

originally posted by: BlueJacket
a reply to: KansasGirl

Fair enough, im not in a position to watch and responded emotionally

...obviously. Wow great sense of humour! ( that btw is called sarcasm)

a reply to: six67seven

"Argus retinal prosthesis, also known as a bionic eye, is an electronic retinal implant manufactured by the American company Second Sight Medical Products. It is used as a visual prosthesis to improve the vision of people with severe cases of retinitis pigmentosa. The Argus II version of the system was approved for marketing in the European Union in March 2011, and it received approval in the US in February 2013 under a humanitarian device exemption. The Argus II system costs about US$150,000, excluding the cost of the implantation surgery and training to learn to use the device."
en.m.wikipedia.org...

a reply to: 5StarOracle

Yep, read it. I'm on it per my reply.

Thanks.

Dang the lady behind him actually catches the mic. Cmon guys

originally posted by: ignorant_ape
a reply to: six67seven

he does not actually catch it - it falls onto his forearm and he pulls his hand back

Sheesh! it's not just Stevie that's blind

a reply to: six67seven

He obviously got a pair of Geordi glasses, duh.