Orbit Research Assistive Technology Products and Study Determining At-Risk Populations For Glaucoma

Venkatesh Chari (Orbit Research - Wilmington, DE)

Dr. Josh Ehrlich (University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center - Ann Arbor, MI)

Venkatesh Chari, Founder and CEO, of Orbit Research discusses various assistive technology products including the Orbit Player, the Orbit Speak, the Orbit Speak Plus, the Orbit Q20 Reader, and the Orbit Q40 Reader.

Then, Dr. Josh Ehrlich, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, explains a study that measured prevalence of glaucoma for specific at-risk groups based on race, gender, age, and geographic location.

 

4/27/2025 Podcast (Click Image Below)

iCare Home2 Tonometer and Creating Braille Tactile Labels On Clothing

Dr. Barbara Wirostko (University of Utah - Salt Lake City, UT)

University of Rhode Island (Kingston, RI)

Dr. Barbara Wirostko, Adjunct Professor Of Ophthalmology and Biomedical Engineering, John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Entrepreneur, Drug Developer, and Glaucoma Specialist, discusses the iCare Home2 Tonometer that glaucoma patients can use at home to monitor their eye pressure multiple times per day.

Dr. Izabela Ciesielska-Wrobel, Assistant Professor, Department of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising, and Design, College of Business, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, explains how 3D polyjet printing can be used to create braille tactile labels on clothing.

 4/13/2025 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Gene With Possible Links To Alzheimer's and Retinal Dysfunction and Valacyclovir To Treat Ocular Shingles

Dr. Ashay Bhatwadekar (Indiana University School of Medicine - Indianapolis, IN)

Dr. Bennie Jeng (University of Pennsylvania Penn Medicine - Philadelphia, PA)

Dr. Ashay Bhatwadekar, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, discusses a gene, APOE4, that could be a possible link between Alzheimer's and retinal dysfunction.

Dr. Bennie Jeng, Chair of Ophthalmology at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Director of Scheie Eye Institute, Penn Medicine, explains how the drug, valacyclovir, could be a possible treatment for ocular shingles.

 4/6/2025 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Antibodies Helping Mice With Glaucoma and Study To Explore Psychological Effects Of Vision Impairment In Children

 

Dr. Sarah Victor and Dr. Adam T. Schmidt (Texas Tech University - Lubbock, TX)

Dr. Raquel Lieberman (Georgia Tech - Atlanta, GA)

Dr. Raquel Lieberman, Professor Of Biochemistry and Chemistry, at Georgia Tech, discusses the development of antibodies to help with the breakdown of the protein, myocilin, in treating glaucoma in mice. 

Dr. Sarah Victor and Dr. Adam T. Schmidt, Associate Professors in the Clinical Psychology Program in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Texas Tech University, explain a study that will explore the physical and mental inequities among children who are blind or have low vision.

3/30/2025 Podcast (Click Image Below)

VR System Using Both Audio and Haptic Feedback and DNA Damage Being Factor In AMD

Fabiana Sofia Ricci (New York University Tandon School of Engineering - New York, NY)

Dr. Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk (University of California - Irvine - Irvine, CA)

Fabiana Sofia Ricci, PhD Candidate, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, explains a virtual reality system with a headset and belt that utilizes vibrations and beeps to alert the user to surrounding obstacles.

Dr. Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, Associate Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, Department of Ophthalmology, Center for Translational Vision Research, University of California - San Diego, goes over a study in mice showing how DNA damage could possibly be mitigated in the treatment of macular degeneration.

3/9/2025 Podcast (Click Image Below) 

Experimental Drug To Assist After Anti-VEGF Therapies With Wet AMD and Head Mounted Robotic Device To Help With Retinal Surgery

Dr. Akrit Sodhi (Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute - Baltimore, MD)

Dr. Paul Bernstein (University of Utah - Salt Lake City, UT)

Dr. Jake Abbott (University of Utah - Salt Lake City, UT)

Dr. Akrit Sodhi, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute and the Branna and Irving Sisenwein Professor in Ophthalmology at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, explains how an experimental drug, 32-134D, in mice prevented the increase of proteins, HIF-1 and angiopoietin-like 4, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which leads to the growth of abnormal blood vessels in the wet form of macular degeneration. 

Then, Dr. Paul Bernstein, Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the John A. Moran Eye Center, and Dr. Jake Abbott, Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Director of the Magnetic & Medical Robotics Laboratory, at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, discuss how a head mounted robotic device could assist surgeons with precise movements in retinal surgery.

3/2/2025 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Grant To Fund AI Research Into Uveitis and The Book, "A New History of Cataract Surgery"

Dr. Siamek Yousefi (University of Tennessee Health Science Center - Memphis)

Dr. Chris Leffler (Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine - Richmond)

Dr. Siamak Yousefi, Associate Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology, at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, in Memphis, discusses a grant from the National Eye Institute to fund research using artificial intelligence to better diagnose and treat different forms of uveitis, including posterior uveitis.

Then, Dr. Chris Leffler, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, in Richmond, explains how treating cataracts has changed over the decades and centuries in his book, "A New History of Cataract Surgery".

2/16/2025 Podcast (Click Image Below)