I lost an eye in 1971. A really competent surgeon put it back together and put me at the top of the transplant list. There has not been one yet. Would I have taken an 'artificial' eye? In a heartbeat. No further questions.
I have some difficulty with replacing bits to make you faster or otherwise perform better. Same sort of problems I have with taking steroids or other PEDs.
Thanks for a really sturdy, thought provoking article.
Reading this made me connect more with how real this topic is. I'm so sorry to hear about your eye @bigtom13. I hope they can put artificial eyes on the top of the list and there is clearly a lot of benefit that can come out of this science. I guess its fair to say we would really like to keep what god gave us. I get the feeling that all you want is your eye back and my thoughts are going out to the universe to make that happen somehow! Take care buddy.