Accessible Graphics Corsortium and UAH's STEM-VI Research Lab On March 21 Show

Dr. Derrick Smith (University of Alabama in Huntsville - Huntsville, AL)

Dr. Derrick Smith of the University of Alabama in Huntsville's STEM-VI Research Laboratory discusses the purpose of the lab, which is to focus on STEM education for those with visual impairment.  He also goes into detail about UAH's research and development in the Accessible Graphics Corsortium (AGC), which deals with tactile graphics.

March 21 Podcast (Click Image Below)

GoodMaps Explore Apps and Identification of 40 Genes Linked To Glaucoma In Mice On March 14 Show

Mike May (GoodMaps - Louisville, KY)

Dr. Stephen Strittmatter (Yale School of Medicine - New Haven, CT)

Chief evangelist, Mike May, of GoodMaps, in Louisville, Kentucky, discusses the GoodMaps Explore App, which provides on demand, reactive mobile navigation for those who are blind or visually impaired.

Then, Dr. Stephen Strittmatter, neurologist, with the Yale School of Medicine and Strittmatter Laboratory, explains how forty genes came to be linked with suppression of axon regeneration in mice causing glaucoma.

March 14 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Collaboration Between FDA and University of Pittsburgh and the Hands-Free STRAP Device

Dr. Jose-Alain Sahel (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine - Pittsburgh, PA)

STRAP Device (STRAP Technologies - Austin, TX)

Dr. Jose-Alain Sahel, chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, discusses a collaboration between the FDA and Pitt to come up with scientific innovations to stop the spread of visual impairment.

Then, Diego Roel, CEO of STRAP Technologies, explains the STRAP device, which is a hands-free devices strapped to the chest using audio signals to alert users to obstacles and dangers.

 2/7/2021 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Employment Obstacles For Those With Low Vision and Retinal Damage In Older Diabetic Patients Leader To Cognitive Decline

Megan Aragon (American Foundation for the Blind - Dallas, TX)

Dr. George King (Joslin Diabetes Center at Harvard Medical Center - Boston, MA)

The American Foundation for the Blind's Chief Program Officer, Megan Aragon, goes over employment obstacles for those with low vision, accessibility problems in the office workplace and remote workplace, and the role of AFB Consulting.

Then, Dr. George King, Director of Research at Joslin Diabetes Center at Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology in Boston, discusses how retinal damage in older diabetic patients can indicate cognitive decline.

1/31/2021 Podcast (Click Image Below)

RPB Grant Given To UTHSC and Zeiss UVClean On January 17 Show

Dr. Penny Asbell (University of Tennessee Health Science Center - Memphis, TN)

Zeiss UVClean (Zeiss Vision Care)

Dr. Penny Asbell of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center at Memphis's Hamilton Eye Institute explains the purpose of a $300,000 grant that the institution received from Research to Prevent Blindness.

Then, Robert Spirito of Zeiss Vision Care explains how a cooler-size unit called the Zeiss UVClean, uses ultraviolet to clean and disinfect lenses.

1/17/2021 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Gene Therapy To Prevent Degeneration Of Cone Photoreceptors In Mice On December 27 Show

Dr. Nicolas Bazan (LSU Health Sciences - New Orleans, LA)

Dr. Nicolas Bazan of LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans discusses how inhibiting the PATP4 protein associated with the RPE65 gene can prevent the degeneration of cone photoreceptors in mice.

12/27/2020 Podcast (Click Image Below) 

EZ2See Products and the Uniqueness of Corneal Schwann Cells On December 20 Show

Edward Cohen (EZ2See Products - Rochester, MN)

Dr. Royce Mohan (University of Connecticut School of Medicine - Farmington, CT)

Edward Cohen, founding owner of EZ2See Products in Rochester, Minnesota, goes over its large print weekly calendar, high contrast sticky note pads, and Independent Living Aids bold, no bleed pen.

Dr. Royce Mohan of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine explains the uniqueness of corneal Schwann cells and their role in nerve regeneration and sensory function.

12/20/2020 Podcast (Click Image Below)