Obstacles To Braille Literacy and Whole Eye Transplant Research

Dr. Robert Englebretson (Rice University - Houston, TX)

Dr. Kia Washington (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus - Aurora, CO)

Dr. Robert Englebretson, Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies in Linguistics, at Rice University in Houston, discusses the obstacles to Braille literacy and the need for much research into Braille by those with varying backgrounds.

Then, Dr. Kia Washington, Professor Of Surgery, University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Center explains how an award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) is being used to fund the development of a successful whole eye transplant.  

 

12/22/2024 Podcast (Click Image Below)

TIMP3 Protein To Slow Drusen Formation and Braille and Its History

 

Dr. Ruchira Singh (University of Rochester - Rochester, NY)

Dr. Robert Englebretson (Rice University - Houston, TX)

Dr. Ruchira Singh, Deans Professor Of Ophthalmology, of the University of Rochester in New York, explains how the protein, TIMP3, can slow drusen formation in treating age-related macular degeneration.

Then, Dr. Robert Englebretson, Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies in Linguistics, at Rice University in Houston discusses braille and the history of many tactile writing systems.

12/1/2024 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Seeing AI's Find My Things Feature and Wavelength Treatment For Myopia Being Treated

Saqib Shaikh (Microsoft - Redmond, WA)

Dr. Safal Khanal (University of Alabama at Birmingham - Birmingham, AL)

Saqib  Shaikh, Founder and Lead of Seeing AI for Microsoft, explains the object finding function, Find My Things, of the Seeing AI app.

Dr. Safal Khanal, Assistant Professor in Department of Optometry and Vision Science, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, explains a wavelength treatment being tested for children with myopia.

11/24/2024 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Discrimination Against Guide Dog Users By Uber and Lyft and Testing Of Valacyclovir In Treatment of Shingles-Related Eye Problems

Chris Danielsen (National Federation of the Blind - Baltimore, MD)

Dr. Elisabeth Cohen (NYU Grossman School of Medicine - New York, NY)

Chris Danielsen, Director Of Public Relations, for the National Federation Of The Blind in Baltimore, discusses how guide dog users have been denied rides from ride-sharing services, Uber and Lyft.

Then, Dr. Elisabeth Cohen, Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology, at New York University Grossman School of Medicine at NYU Langone Health, explains how a drug, valacyclovir (Valtrex), is being tested to treat eye complications resulting from shingles.

 

11/10/2024 (Click Image Below)

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)