"Controlling Eye with Color"

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'Olo' is a brand-new color only ever seen by 5 people

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Five people were able to see a new color, dubbed "olo," called a "blue-green of unprecedented saturation" Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley , used laser light to switch on specific light-sensitive cells in the human eye.

Controlling the retina at this granular level could open up new ways of studying vision, the researchers said.

Scientists are exploring the idea of using Oz to study and treat color blindness, as well as to stimulate the experience of having a fourth type of cone cell.

Currently, users must fix their gaze in one spot to use Oz, because the scientists mapped only a small portion of the retina containing thousands of cones.

Oz could theoretically be used for everyday color displays, like those in your television or phone screen, but that application seems very unlikely.

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