Clarksville TN NFB Bell Academy and Drusen and Subretinal Drusenoid Deposits In Treating Macular Degeneration

National Federation of the Blind Tennessee

Dr. R. Theodore Smith (Mount Sinai - New York, NY)

Michelle Quinn, Tennessee state NFB coordinator, discusses the Tennessee NFB Bell Academy, which provides Braille and nonvisual skills instruction for blind children, which will take place at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville from May 30 to June 4, 2023.

Then, Dr. R. Theodore Smith, professor of ophthalmology, Icahn School of Medicine, at Mount Sinai, in New York, explains how drusen and subretinal drusenoid deposits (SDD's) affect the early diagnosis and treatment of age-related macular degeneration.

2/26/2023 Podcast (Click Image Below) 

Smart Walking Stick Using AI and Computer Vision and Lipid Nanoparticles Targeting Photoreceptors and Gene Mutations

Shivendra Agrawal (University of Colorado - Boulder, CO)

Dr. Renee Ryals (Oregon Health and Science University - Portland, OR)

Shivendra Agrawal, doctoral student in the department of computer science at the University of Colorado at Boulder, discusses a "smart" walking stick, which uses artificial intelligence, computer vision, algorithms, vibrations in the handle, and spoken directions, to guide the user.

Then, Dr. Renee Ryals, assistant professor of ophthalmology at Portland's Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine explains how lipid nanoparticles deliver messenger RNA to photoreceptors to edit gene mutations.

2/5/2023 Podcast (Click Image Below)