Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum and VarioUltra, VisioDesk on June 17-18 Show

Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum

VarioUltra 20/40 Braille Display/Notetaker (Baum USA - Methuen, MA)

VisioDesk Portable HD Video Magnifier (Baum USA - Methuen, MA)

Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, certified board internist and creator of the "Cures A-Z" app, tells us about natural therapies.  Some of them can help with eye diseases.

Then, David Bradburn of Baum USA in Methuen, Massachusetts, talks about the VarioUltra Braille display/notetaker and VisioDesk HD portable video magnifier.

6/17/2017 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Getting A Feel for Eclipses Book And SAS Graphics Accelerator On June 10 - 11 Show

Dr. Cassandra Runyon (College of Charleston - Charleston, SC)

Dr. David Hurd (Edinboro University - Edinboro, PA)

Joseph Minafra (NASA SSERVI - Moffett Park, CA)

We hear about the tactile book, "Getting A Feel For Eclipses", from a host of people.  That includes Dr. Cassandra Runyon of the College of Charleston in South Carolina and the South Carolina Space Grant Consortium, Dr. David Hurd of Edinboro University in Pennsylvania, Joseph Minafra of NASA Solar System Exploration Research Institute (SSERVI), and Mariah Williams, a graduate of the College of Charleston.

Ed Summers of SAS in Cary, North Carolina, discusses the Graphics Accelerator, which makes graphs and charts accessible using sonification, screen reading, and tabular data.

6/10/2017 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Hamilton Eye Institute's Dr. Aaron Waite and WUSTL's Dr. Rajendra Apte on Memorial Day Show

Dr. Aaron Waite (University of Tennessee Hamilton Eye Institute - Memphis, TN)

Dr. Rajendra Apte (Washington University School of Medicine - St. Louis, MO)

Dr. Aaron Waite of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Hamilton Eye Institute discusses the rates of microbial keratitis between contact lens wearer and patients that have undergone LASIK.

Then, Dr. Rajendra Apte of Washington University in St. Louis goes over how a protein called, GDF15, might determine the rate of vision loss, in those afflicted with glaucoma.

5/27/2017 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Dr. Michael Dyer and Memphis Center For Independent Living On First May Show

Dr. Michael Dyer (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Memphis, TN)

The Memphis Center for Independent Living (Memphis, TN)

Dr. Michael Dyer of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute explains how different types of stem cells show different levels of effectiveness in treating retinal degeneration.

Then, the Memphis Center for Independent Living's Christina Clift goes over the programs and activities offered by the center.

5/13/2017 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Fuchs Dystrophy and Clovernook On April 29-30 Show

Dr. George McKie (National Eye Institute)

Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (Memphis, TN)

Dr. George McKie of the National Eye Institute talks about Fuchs Corneal Dystrophy, which results in corneal swelling in the eye.

Then, Lynn Tune of Memphis's Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired explains the programs, activities, and opportunities provided by the center.

4/29/2017 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Secondary Cataract and TN Association of Blind Athletes On April 22 - 23 Show

Dr. Houmam Araj (National Eye Institute)

Dr. Houmam Araj of the National Eye Institute talks about the significance of molecular growth factor TGF-beta in secondary cataract, which can be a complication of cataract surgery.

Then, Curtis Tillman discusses the activities and programs provided by the Tennessee Association of Blind Athletes including bowling and goalball.

4/22/2017 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Preserving Photoreceptors in Mice, Diabetic Retinopathy, and Women's Eye Health On March 25-26 Show

Dr. Anand Swaroop (National Eye Institute -Bethesda, MD)

Dr. Suber Huang (National Eye Institute - Bethesda, MD & Retina Center of Ohio - South Euclid, OH)

Drs. Anand Swaroop and Zhijian Wu of the National Eye Institute explain how silencing the gene, Nrl, can save certain photoreceptors in mice.

Then, Dr. Suber Huang of the NEI discusses diabetic retinopathy and women's eye health.

3/25/2017 Podcast (Click Image Below)