A one-eyed San Francisco artist says she wants to install a webcam in her empty socket so she can record her life.
Tanya Vlach, 35, challenged engineers on her blog site to come up with a "sci-fi" substitute for her eye, which she lost in a car accident in 1996.
But she has a few specifications: the "eye cam" must be able to adapt to changes in light, blink to turn on or off and have easy control over zoom and focus.
Ms Vlach envisages it as Bluetooth compatible, with a 3X optical zoom and have room enough to fit a memory card.
"There have been all sorts of cyborgs in science fiction for a long time, and I'm sort of a sci-fi geek," Ms Vlach was quoted as saying in the New York Daily News.
"With the advancement of technology, I thought, 'Why not?'"
The artist plans to record her life with the device, while the possibility of a reality series has even been mooted.
Technology expert Roy Want said the "eye cam" was not out of the question.
"It is possible to build a wireless camera with the dimensions of the eyeball," he was quoted as saying.
“You can find spy cams or nanny cams designed to fit into inconspicuous places in the home."
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