Can I use the Retina Display as an external display?

Hi. I know it's not a huge issue- the graphics are amazing on the retina macbook pro.
But I was wondering if I could use the screen on the laptop as an external display, say, for a desktop computer that would have a huge, power thirsty, heat sink, graphics exploading graphics card?
Would this be possible through thunderbolt at all?
Thanks!

Well, I don't know if this could provide input at the full native resolution of the macbook pro- but it does seem like it might do the trick. It's the "eye tv" that allows you to input a video stream into your mac.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BUXy2tgOP4

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