On: What People Cured of Blindness See

[joesb]

> I can't see anything unethical in that

You don't know how it will affect the life of the test subject.

Same reason why experimenting with raising a child by never letting him hear anything for ten years (to test how brain would work) is unethical.

[verroq → joesb]

Informed consent is impossible to obtain with children, if it was then it won't be a problem.