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    Month: March 2019

    Oral Treatment for Wet AMD Shows Promise

    Posted on March 27, 2019July 27, 2019 by Dan Roberts
  • March 27, 2019

    Oral Treatment for Wet AMD Shows Promise

    Alkahest Inc. has reported that AKST4290, an oral medication for treatment of wet AMD, was shown in trials to be safe, effective, and “extremely promising”. Speaking at the 2019 Retina World Congress, Michael Stewart, MD (Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville), reported that 83% of subjects’ eyes had improved acuity of a mean 7+ letters, and 21% gained […]

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  • New Eye Scan Can Detect Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease

    Posted on March 18, 2019October 15, 2019 by Dan Roberts
  • March 18, 2019

    New Eye Scan Can Detect Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease

    Eye exams may soon serve a larger purpose than detecting vision changes. Because the retina is an extension of the brain and shares many similarities with the brain, researchers believe that the deterioration in the retina may mirror the changes going on in the blood vessels in the brain, thereby offering a window into the […]

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  • Announcing “Lookout” AI App for Android

    Posted on March 16, 2019April 2, 2022 by Dan Roberts
  • March 16, 2019

    Announcing “Lookout” AI App for Android

    Google has created a new Android app to help the visually impaired. Similar to Microsoft’s Seeing AI for Apple devices, the application, named Lookout, uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify objects, read text, scan barcodes, and identify currencies. It is available to download though only for Google’s Pixel devices in the U.S. at this time. It is not clear […]

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