Legally Blind Couple Coping During Pandemic and Discussion of Pink Eye and Risk of COVID-19 Being Transferred Through Eyes

Manny Gimenez and Dalesha Richardson (Springfield, Illinois)

Dr. Ella Faktorovich (Pacific Vision Institute - San Francisco, CA)

Manny Gimenez of Springfield, Illinois, talks about misconceptions about being legally blind, coping with the COVID-19 pandemic, and the YouTube channel, Dalesha's Life, started by Dalesha Richardson, Gimenez's girlfriend.

Then, Dr. Ella Faktorovich of San Francisco's Pacific Vision Institute discusses conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye, and the risk of COVID-19 being transmitting into the body through the eyes.

8/2/2020 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Exercise Reducing Macular Degeneration and Discussion Of Cerebral Visual Impairment On July 26 Show

Dr. Bradley Gelfand (University of Virginia - Charlottesville, VA)

Dr. Lotfi Merabet (Harvard Medical School - Boston, MA)

Dr. Bradley Gelfand of the University of Virginia's Center for Advanced Vision Science goes over a study showing that exercise can slow or prevent macular degeneration.

Then, Dr. Lotfi Merabet of Boston's Massachusetts Eye and Ear Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School explains cerebral visual impairment (CVI), the difficulty in diagnosing it, and how it affects children.

7/26/2020 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Benefits of Mediterranean Diet and More LS&S Products On June 28 Show

Dr. Emily Chew (National Eye Institute - Bethesda, MD)

LS&S, LLC (Buffalo, NY)

Dr. Emily Chew of the National Eye Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, discusses studies that show following a Mediterranean diet not only lowers the risk of developing late-stage age-related macular degeneration but also slows the rate of cognitive decline.

Then, Melissa Balbach of LS&S, LLC, in Buffalo, New York, returns to explains athletic balls with bells, Cocoons polarized glasses, and noIR (no infrared) glasses.

6/28/2020 (Click Image Below)

Fitz Frames and LS&S Talking Health Care Products, Blindshell Phone On June 14 Show

Heidi Hertel (Fitz Frames - Youngstown, OH)

LS&S, LLC (Buffalo, NY)

Co-founder Heidi Hertel discusses Fitz Frames, which uses an app to take a photo by which custom fitting frames are manufactured in Youngstown, Ohio.

Melissa Balbach, president of LS&S, LLC, in Buffalo, New York, goes over talking blood glucose monitors, blood pressure monitors, weight scales, thermometers, and the new Blindshell talking cell phone.


6/14/2020 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Envision Glasses and Low Doses of Avastin To Treat ROP on June 7 Show

Karthik Kannan (Envision - The Hague, Netherlands)

Indiana University School Of Medicine (Indianapolis, IN)

Chief Engineer, Karthik Kannan, of Envision, discusses its smart glasses, which combines artificial intelligence, optical character recognition, and Google Glass technology.

Then, Dr. David Wallace of the Indiana University School of Medicine explains a study showing that low doses of avastin can prevent blindness in those with retinopathy of prematurity.

June 7 Podcast (Click Image Below)

OrCam's Assistive Technology Products and Dicer Enzyme To Possibly Treat Dry and Wet AMD On March 15 Show

OrCam MyEye 2

OrCam MyEye 2

Dr. Brad Gelfand (University of Virginia - Charlottesville, VA)

OrCam's Rafi Fischer discusses the company's wearable assistive technology products such as the OrCam MyEye 2 and the OrCam MyReader 2.

Dr. Brad Gelfand of the University of Virginia Center for Advanced Visual Science explains how the Dicer enzyme could possibly be the key to a treatment for both the wet and dry forms of age-related macular degeneration.


3/15/2020 Podcast (Click Image Below)

PRIMA Wireless Retinal Implant and Muller Glia In Zebrafish For Retinal Regeneration On March 1 Show

Dr. Joseph Martel (University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, PA)

Dr. James G. Patton (Vanderbilt University - Nashville, TN)

Dr. Joseph Martel of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Ophthalmology discusses the PRIMA wireless retinal device that can restore partial vision to those afflicted with the dry form of age-related macular degeneration.

Dr. James G. Patton of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine explains how Muller glia can restore vision in zebrafish and research into how Muller glia in humans could possibly someday accomplish the same task.

3/1/2020 Podcast (Click Image Below)