Bionic Eyes
I have terrible myopia. I mean severe. My prescription is near double digits. Without my contacts, I am as good as blind. Part of this is genetics, as both my parents and 
everyone else on both sides of the family wear prescription eye-wear. According to my optometrist, it did not help things that I did so much reading when I was small. And now, spending 14+ hours in front of a computer screen doesn’t help matters.
My eyes are so bad that it wasn’t until three years ago that manufacturers made disposable contacts in my prescription strength [I wear toric lenses, and the first disposable toric lenses weren't available until 2000]. Recently, a company started manufacturing daily disposable toric lenses, but again, my doctor informed me that it is not yet made in my prescription strength. I will probably have to wait another five years to eight years.
In fact, doctors (yes, more than one) have recommended against Lasik surgery. Apparently, Lasik could actually do more damage than good in my case. My current optometrist suggests that corneal implants are a possible solution. And even then, I have read that corneal implants are recommended only for people with mild myopia.
[Aside: After finding out we were expecting our first baby, my optometrist said "I hope your baby doesn't have your eyes." I told him that my wife is actually another one of his patients. He then said, "I can't wait to meet your baby, then." Thanks, doc.]
As such, I have long dreamt of a time when I can replace my eyes with “robot eyes”. You know, the kind that Skynet uses for his latest Terminator models. Just think: an eye with night vision, infrared, satellite up-link, telescopic ability, have useful facts pop into their field of view [Imagine tapping into the information available from the internet from your eye], or create virtual cross-hairs, and much more. That would show those snooty people with 20/20 vision who think they’re better than me!
Well, my dream is one step closer to coming true. According to this article, “[e]ngineers at the University of Washington have for the first time used manufacturing techniques at microscopic scales to combine a flexible, biologically safe contact lens with an imprinted electronic circuit and lights.” In theory, these new types of contacts could superimpose computer displays onto a person’s eyesight. Talk about an immersive experience.
Contact lenses with circuits, lights a possible platform for superhuman vision
