An Overview of Low Vision Devices and Technology by Dan Roberts Updated 1/21/2020 Can a blind person see? Most thoughtful people now understand, or can be led to understand, that a blind person can indeed “see”. Just not with the eyes. Modern science has shown that it is our brains that see by interpreting the light signals [Read More]
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A Fish Tale
by Ellen Troyer, MT, MA CEO, Biosyntrx While Biosyntrx supports a limited amount of omega-3 fatty acid EPA and DHA intake from fish or fish oil, we believe it’s important to discuss the growing amount of science that questions excessive fish oil intake. Hypothesis Vs. Outcome An April 14, 2014, meta-analysis-accepted manuscript in the Canadian [Read More]
Stem Cell Trial Progressing
StemCells, Inc. announced that it has transplanted purified human neural stem cells (HuCNS-SC®) into the first five of eight patients in the final cohort of its 16-patient Phase I/II trial for dry AMD. The trial is currently enrolling patients at five centers at: Retina Foundation of the Southwest, Dallas, TX (214) 363-3911 Byers Eye Institute [Read More]
Smart Contact Lenses For the Blind
Google has taken their new Google Glass technology a step further with an idea that could have significant benefits for the blind. The company has applied for a patent for a contact lens containing a built-in camera. With this, a blind person would be able, for example, to receive an audible signal warning of an [Read More]
Blindness and Visual Impairment Rates Have Fallen
234 out of 15,000 studies between 1980 and 2012 have shown that rates of blindness and visual impairment have decreased significantly in developed countries during the past two decades. Macular degeneration now appears to be the leading cause of chronic vision loss, surpassing cataracts and glaucoma. The most common cause of partial vision impairment continues [Read More]