Marty Schultz and ObjectiveEd On August 4 Show

Marty Schultz - ObjectiveEd

Marty Schultz, president of ObjectiveEd, explains how its massive array of video games are used to motivate students with disabilities to master skills and lessons both at home and in the regular education classroom.  Progress can be monitored by teachers and parents on a web dashboard.

8/4/2019 Podcast (Click Image Below)

NEI's Dr. Bevil Conway and University of Rochester's Colleen Schneider on July 21 Show

Dr. Bevil Conway (National Eye Institute - Bethesda, MD)

Colleen Scheider (University of Rochester - Rochester, NY)

The National Eye Institute's Dr. Bevil Conway discusses how the brain's visual system is more sensitive to the color of faces than to the colors of other things or objects.

Then, the University of Rochester's Colleen Schneider talks about how strokes can affect vision and surprising areas of vision that could potentially be restored that have intact connections between the eye and brain following strokes.

7/21/2019 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Myopia and Glaucoma On July 14 Show

Dr. Michele Andrews (CooperVision)

Dr. Sylvia Groth (Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Nashville, TN)

Dr. Michele Andrews of CooperVision discusses myopia, its treatments, and how myopia affects children.

Dr. Sylvia Groth of Nashville's Vanderbilt Eye Institute talks about glaucoma, its traditional treatments, and new neuroprotection research.

7/14/2019 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Epileptic Children Retaining Visual Perception Following Brain Surgery and Third Phase Of Catalyst For A Cure In Glaucoma Research

Dr. Marlene Behrmann (Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, PA)

Dr. David Calkins (Vanderbilt University - Nashville, TN)

Carnegie Mellon University's Dr. Marlene Behrmann explains how epileptic children's brains can rewire themselves to retain visual perception following brain surgery.

 Then, Vanderbilt University's Dr. David Calkins discusses the Glaucoma Research Foundation's Catalyst For A Cure Vision Restoration Initiative. 6/16/2019 Podcast (Click Image Below)                                       

Possibility of Lutein-Rich Foods Helping With Eye Disease and Lucia Accessible Mobile Phone

Sarah Francis (Iowa State University - Ames, IA)

Lucia (RAZ Mobility, Vienna, VA)

Sarah Francis, an associate professor of nutrition at Iowa State University goes over studies that show a possible link between lutein-rich foods and a lower risk of age-related macular degeneration and a possible, but not established, link between lutein-rich foods and lower risk of cataracts.

Then, the CEO of RAZ Mobility, Robert Felgar, explains the functions of Lucia, an accessible mobile phone, for those with visual impairment or who are blind.  

6/2/2019 Podcast (Click Link Below)

RetinaScope and EyeArt Combine For Earlier Detection Of Diabetic Retinopathy

Dr. Yannis Paulus (University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center - Ann Arbor, MI)

Michael Aaberg (University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center - Ann Arbor, MI)

Dr. Yannis Paulus, assistant professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, and Michael Aaberg, research assistant, at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center discuss a smartphone software platform called RetinaScope, which works with an artificial intelligence software platform called EyeArt to provide quick and accurate detection of diabetic retinopathy. 

5/19/2019 Podcast (Click Image Below)
  

LS&S Products and Study On Treatment On Diabetic Macular Edema On Those With Good Vision

Dr. Carl W. Baker (L) (Paducah Retinal Center - Paducah, KY)

Big Larry LED Flashlight

COIL Hi Power LED Hand Magnifier 3.0x/8.0D

Big Eye Floor Lamp

Melissa Balbach of LS&S Products goes over Big Eye Lamps, LED magnifiers, and Larry lights.

Dr. Carl W. Baker of Paducah Retinal Center in Kentucky discusses the results of a study that compares the effectiveness of watchful waiting, injecting Eylea, and laser photocoagulation in treating those with diabetic macular edema that still have good vision.

5/5/2019 Podcast (Click Image Below)