Retinal Gene Therapy for Childhood Blindness Due to RPE65-associated Leber Congenital Amaurosis
Gene therapy in childhood blindness due to retinal eye disease currently produces only temporary benefit.
Gene therapy in childhood blindness due to retinal eye disease currently produces only temporary benefit.
‘To mark the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, the inventor of the system of reading and writing by the blind, the second half of the regular regional news bulletin aired at 7.10 am was typed out in Braille script and visually impaired Dhanraj Patil read it out during a live broadcast on AIR in Maharashtra to Marathi audiences.’
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The second half of the regular regional news bulletin at 7.10 a.m. was typed out in Braille script and visually impaired Dhanraj Patil read it out during a live broadcast in Maharashtra to Marathi audiences. It also marked the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, the inventor of the system of reading and writing by the blind.Later, following the successful broadcast, Patil - who earned distinction as the first Marathi blind newsreader - was warmly congratulated by friends and admirers at the AIR Regional News Unit.
The Pune Blind Men's Association cooperated in the venture, considering the close bonding of visually impaired people with the audio medium. Special arrangements were made in the studio for the special broadcast.
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Human embryonic stem cell therapy has greatly improved vision in preliminary human test and the trail has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
Human embryonic stem cell therapy has greatly improved vision in preliminary human test and the trail has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
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AMD is a progressive ocular neurodegenerative disease affecting approximately 150 million people globally, resulting in the loss of sharp, central vision.
AMD is a progressive ocular neurodegenerative disease affecting approximately 150 million people globally, resulting in the loss of sharp, central vision.
New Device Helps Visually Challenged People to See With Their Tongues
The device helps blind people to see with their tongues by converting images into electrical signals that causes a tingling sensation.
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