Smithsonian Magazine

This Lollipop Could Help Blind Women Independently Detect Pregnancy

Design student Sneha Rao is developing Tact, an edible pregnancy test that allows people with vision impairment to feel its ...

Optimal speeds differ between total blindness and low vision. How data from 11 visually impaired individuals is changing the common wisdom on screen reader speeds

IntroductionA research team including members from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has announced the development of a new method to quantitatively measure ...

Dear Doctor: Dad had dementia, near-total blindness — and we couldn’t get his license taken away

Reporting impaired drivers varies by state law and physician discretion, leaving families with few options when doctors ...

Atsena Presents Positive 18-Month Results from Part A of the Phase 1/2/3 LIGHTHOUSE Trial Evaluating ATSN-201 in Patients with X-linked Retinoschisis

Part A of LIGHTHOUSE Trial reinforce ATSN-201’s favorable safety profile and durable structural and functional benefits in ...
VOZ

12 cases of permanent blindness: Internal medicine doctor explains risks behind popular GLP-1 drugs on 'Voz News'

"These medications can cause inflammation of the optic nerve, reducing blood flow to the optic nerve—which is responsible for ...
Indiatimes

Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound sued for sudden vision loss and blindness risk: Can GLP-1 drugs cause blindness?

In today’s world that has achieved remarkable medical advancements, it’s hard to ignore how drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound have shaken up and transformed the world of diabetes and weight ...

[Vol. 56] The Boss Who Died for a 'Broken Instrument' and the Subordinate Who Knew the Truth but Remained Silent—Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509: 'The Lethality of Instrument ...

Philosophy #ThinkingMethods #AviationSafety #KoreanAirCargoFlight8509 #AuthorityGradient #PsychologicalSafety #DecisionMaking #KPI "As far as the numbers on this dashboard go, our company's project is ...
The Highland County Press

Prevent Blindness Ohio encourages eye safety for upcoming total solar eclipse in April

Prevent Blindness Ohio is preparing the public to safely experience the total solar eclipse that will take place on April 8, 2024 with the Prevent Blindness Eclipse + Your Eyes program. The goal of ...
Variety

Turkish Director Reis Çelik Brings Military Coup Drama ‘Night of Blindness’ to Shanghai

Turkish director Reis Çelik unveiled “Night of Blindness,” a Turkish-German co-production set during Turkey’s 1980 military coup, at the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival. The film is ...
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Global, regional and national burden of major blindness-associated ophthalmologic conditions, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden ...

Background The global burden of blindness and vision loss continues to increase, yet comprehensive analyses of underlying causes remain limited. This study estimated the global and regional burden of ...
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Intracortical visual prosthesis: A new chapter in advancing visual restoration

A wireless intracortical architecture targets total blindness by circumventing nonfunctional retinas and optic nerves, positioning direct visual cortex stimulation as the principal advanced ...
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Third Successful Implantation of Wireless Visual Prosthesis Brain Implant Continues to Redefine Possibilities

In a major milestone for the field of neurotechnology, the Intracortical Visual Prosthesis (ICVP), a revolutionary wireless brain implant that bypasses the retina and optic nerves to connect directly ...