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)