Sensory Substitution Transforming Visual Images Into Sounds and Microglia's Role In Diabetic Retinopathy In Mice

Dr. Josef Rauschecker (Georgetown University - Washington, DC)

Dr. Charles Pfeifer (Washington University - St. Louis, MO)

Dr. Josef Rauschecker, professor of neuroscience and co-director of Georgetown Center for Neuroengineering, in Washington, D.C., explains the idea of how the blind can "see" facial images by using a device that uses "sensory substitution" transforming visual images into sounds by using a computer chip.

Then, Dr. Charles Pfeifer, postdoctoral research doctoral in Dr. Rajendra Apte's lab in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, explains the role of microglia in the development of diabetic retinopathy in mice and how eye injections of a molecule called CD200Fc disrupted the harmful activation of the harmful microglia in the diabetic mice.

12/3/2023 Podcast (Click Image Below) 

AI Used To Show That 26 Proteins Age Eye In Certain Diseases And A Vision For Ending Preventable Blindness

Dr. Vinit Mahajan (Stanford University - Palo Alto, CA)

Dr. Lloyd Williams (Duke University - Durham, NC)

Dr. Vinit Mahajan, a professor of ophthalmology and vitreoretinal surgeon in the Stanford University School of Medicine, in Palo Alto, California, explains how an artificial intelligence algorithm was able to narrow 6000 proteins down to 26 proteins that accelerate aging in the eye that leads to various eye diseases.

Then, Dr. Lloyd Williams, director of the Duke Global Ophthalmology Program, in Durham, North Carolina, explains the precise mission of "A Vision for Ending Preventable Blindness", which focuses on stopping curable blindness in underserved communities around the world.

 11/12/2023 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Computer Models Showing Patients How They Will See Post Laser Surgery And CRISPR Gene Editing Technique In Treating Mice With LCA

Dr. Susana Marcos (University of Rochester - Rochester, NY)

Dr. Bikash Pittnaik (University of Wisconsin-Madison-Madison, WI)

Dr. Susana Marcos, the David R. Williams Director of the Center for Visual Science and the Nicholos George Professor of Optics and Ophthalmology at the University of Rochester in New York, explains how computer models can better convey to patients how they will see post surgery before they undergo laser surgery.

Then, Dr. Bikash Pittnaik, Tenured Professor of Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, and Visual Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health discusses the CRISPR gene editing technique in treating mice with Leber Congenital Amaurosis.

11/5/2023 Podcast (Click Image Below) 

Disparities With Women and Minorities in Vision Health and Proper Contact Lens Hygiene During Halloween Season

Dr. Mildred Olivier (Ponce Health Sciences University - St. Louis, MO)

Dr. Thomas Steinemann (MetroHealth Medical Center - Cleveland, OH)

Dr. Mildred Olivier, Associate Dean of the School of Medicine at Ponce Health Sciences University in St. Louis, discusses disparities that still exist in eye care for women and minorities.

Then, Dr. Thomas Steinemann, Clinical Spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Professor of Ophthalmology for MetroHealth Medical Center, in Cleveland, Ohio, explains proper contact lens safety and its importance during Halloween season.

10/29/2023 Podcast (Click Image Below)

TN Regional Group of BVA and AMD's Effect On Essential Fatty Acid

Blinded Veterans Association - Tennessee Regional Group (Memphis, TN)

Dr. Nicolas Bazan (LSU Health New Orleans School Of Medicine - New Orleans, LA)

Terry Richardson, president of the Tennessee Regional Group of the Blinded Veterans Association, explains the services and activities provided by the organization. 

Dr. Nicolas Bazan, Boyd Professor and Director of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at LSU Health New Orleans School Of Medicine, explains how age-related macular degeneration decreases an essential fatty acid reducing the repair potential for photoreceptors. 

10/1/2023 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Multiple Glaucoma Medications In Eyedrops and Cholesterol Crystals in Retina Linked To Diabetic Retinopathy

Dr. Hu Yang (Missouri University of Science and Technology - Rolla, MO)

Dr. Julia Busik (University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center - Oklahoma City, OK), Tim Dorweiler (Michigan State University - East Lansing, MI)

Dr. Hu Yang, Doshi Endowed Chair of the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, in Rolla, discusses an NIH grant to fund research to develop multiple glaucoma medications in the form of eye drops.

Then, Dr. Julia Busik, professor and chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Physiology of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, and Tim Dorweiler, a doctoral candidate in the Molecular, Cellular, and Integrated Physiology program, at Michigan State University, explain how cholesterol crystals forming in the retina can lead to diabetic retinopathy.

9/24/2023 Podcast (Click Image Below) 

Topical Gene Therapy Reformulated To Treat Eyes and United Airlines Implementing Braille Signage In Planes

Dr. Alfonso Sabater (University of Miami Bascom Palmer Eye Institute - Miami, FL)

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

Dr. Alfonso Sabater, Medical Director of the Ocular Surface Program and Director of the Corneal Innovation Lab at the University of Miami Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, explains how a topical gene therapy was reformulated to treat the eyes of a teenager afflicted with dystrophic epidermylosis bullosa.

Then, Chris Danielsen, Director of Public Relations with the National Federation of the Blind in Baltimore, discusses United Airlines beginning to put Braille signage in its planes and the challenges that the blind have with air travel.

9/3/2024 Podcast (Click Image Below)