Difficulties Interpreting Nonverbal Cues For BLV and Experimental Wayfaring and Backtracking Apps Developed At UC-Santa Cruz

Dr. Jeffry Ricker (Scottsdale, AZ)

Dr. Roberto Manduchi (University of California-Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz, CA)

Dr. Jeffry Ricker, a freelance health writer living in Scottsdale, Arizona, who is now blind, explains how those who are blind or have low vision have difficulties interpreting nonverbal cues in interactions with sighted speakers.

Then, Dr. Roberto Manduchi, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the Baskin School of Engineering, University of California-Santa Cruz, discusses experimental wayfinding and backtracking apps at his lab that don't require a smartphone to be held in front of the user.

10/27/2024 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Cataract Research Using Ground Squirrels and Comparing Two Different Surgeries For Trachomatous Trichiasis

 

Dr. Wei Li (National Eye Institute - Bethesda, MD)

Dr. Emily Gower (University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, NC)

Dr. Wei Li, Senior Investigator, Intramural Program, at the National Eye Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, explains cataract research involving the 13-lined ground squirrel and the protein, NRF1114.

Then, Dr. Emily Gower, Professor of Epidemiology, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, goes over studies comparing the effectiveness of two surgeries, posterior lamellar tarsal rotation and bilamellar tarsal rotation in treating trachamotous trichiasis, which involves inward-turning eyelashes scratching the front of the eye.

10/20/2024 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Bionic Sight Optogenetic Treatment System and The Monarch Multiline Braille and Tactile Display Device

Dr. Sheila Nirenberg (Cornell Medical School - New York, NY)

Monarch (American Printing House - Louisville, KY)

Dr. Sheila Nirenberg, Professor at Cornell Medical School and Founder of Bionic Sight, discusses how the Bionic Sight treatment system uses a protein to activate the retina's neural codes and uses glasses to convert what the patient is viewing into signals the brain can understand.

Jason Martin, Technical Innovations Product Manager for American Printing House, explains the Monarch multiline Braille and tactile display device.

10/6/2024 Podcast (Click Image Below)