Inaccessiblity of At-Home COVID-19 Tests and Mitochondria as Microlenses In Photoreceptors On March 20 Show

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

Dr. Wei Li (National Eye Institute - Bethesda, MD)

Chris Danielsen, director of public relations for the National Federation of the Blind, in Baltimore, discusses the inaccessibility of at-home COVID-19 tests and NFB's web page for COVID home test information.

Dr. Wei Li, senior investigator of the Retinal Neurophysiology Section at the National Eye Institute, in Bethesda, Maryland, explains how mitochondria in photoreceptors act as microlenses, concentrating light onto the photoreceptors' outer segments.

3/21/2022 Podcast (Click Image Below) 

Pediatric Cataracts and Their Dangers Discussed By Dr. Jolene Rudell On March 6 Show

Dr. Jolene Rudell (University of California - San Diego Shiley Eye Institute)

Dr. Jolene Rudell, assistant professor of pediatric ophthalmology at University of California - San Diego Shiley Eye Institute discusses pediatric cataracts, the differences between them and adult cataracts, and how serious they can be.

3/6/2022 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Retinal Implant Providing Integrated Vision and Information About Conjunctivitis and Dry Eye

Dr. Daniel Palanker (Stanford University - Palo Alto, CA)

Dr. Anat Galor (University of Miami Bascom Palmer Eye Institute - Miami, FL)

Dr. Daniel Palanker, professor of ophthalmology and electrical engineering at Stanford University, explains how a retinal implant using photovoltaic pixels in conjunction with augmented reality glasses can allow patients to integrate prosthetic central visual perception with remaining natural peripheral vision.

Then, Dr. Anat Galor, professor of ophthalmology at the University of Miami Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, discusses the causes and treatments of both conjunctivitis and dry eye, and a nasal spray that treats dry eye.

2/27/2022 Podcast (Click Image Below) 

Modular Superenhancer's Role In Retinal Development and Efficacy of Pausing Anti-VEGF Treatments In Treating Wet AMD

Dr. Jackie Norrie and Victoria Honnell (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Memphis, TN)

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

Victoria Honnell, a student in St. Jude graduate school of Biomedical Sciences and Dr. Jackie Norrie, a postdoctoral associate at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis discuss the role of a modular superenhancer, Vsx2, in retinal development.

Then, Dr. Akrit Sodhi, an associate professor of ophthalmology, at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Wilmer Eye Institute in Baltimore, goes over the efficacy of pausing anti-VEGF treatments in certain macular degeneration treatments.

2/6/2022 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Utah Electrode Array As Tool To Provide Functional Vision On December 26 Show

Dr. Richard Normann (University of Utah - Salt Lake City, UT)

Dr. Richard Normann, distinguished professor emeritus of biomechanical engineering and ophthalmology at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, explains the Utah Electrode Array, which uses eyeglasses, a miniature video camera, and a microelectrode array inserted into the visual cortex to provide functional vision enabling users to make out simple shapes.

12/26/2021 Podcast (Click Image Below) 

Gift Ideas For The Holiday Season On December 12 Show

Braille Institute of America (Los Angeles, CA)

Maribel Spell, an instructor at Braille Institute of America, in Los Angeles, California, goes over an assortment of gift ideas including large print keyboards, large print and Braille measuring cups and spoons, large print playing cards, low vision and Braille versions of Bingo, Scrabble, and Uno, talking watches, talking clocks, Wikki Stix, and a beeping foam ball.  For more information, visit BIA's Vistas Store page.

12/12/2021 Podcast (Click Image Below) 

Smart Augmented White Cane and Non-Toxic Protein As Possible Treatment For Glaucoma On December 5 Show

Augmented White Cane (Stanford University - Palo Alto, CA)

Dr. Susan Quaggin (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine - Chicago, IL)

Arjun Tambe, symbolic systems graduate, at Stanford University, in Palo Alto, California, explains, the relatively lightweight and inexpensive Augmented White Cane, which uses many sensors to detect and identify objects and obstacles and guide users around those obstacles.

Dr. Susan Quaggin, chief of nephrology and hypertension at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, discusses how a non-toxic protein, Hepta-ANGPT1, tested in mice, could potentially be used a treatment for primary congenital glaucoma and open angle glaucoma.

12/5/2021 Podcast (Click Image Below)