Australia has become the 30th nation worldwide to eliminate trachoma as a public health concern according to multiple statements. The leading cause of blindness due to infectious disease, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities were still at risk of trachoma where the bacteria which causes it has persisted for years despite its earlier disappearance from […]

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A 6-year-old girl in the UK is able to see normally again in the day and night thanks to a one-time gene therapy for a rare form of congenital blindness. At this very tender age, Saffie Sandford from Stevenage was diagnosed with Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis, (LCA) a mutation in the RPE 65 gene which both […]

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Since the early 1900s, dogs have helped people who are blind or have low vision to navigate their world. Now, in a very 21st century twist, seeing-eye dogs have gone robotic and added a skill that not even the most well-trained canine could pull off: conversation.

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Category: Robotics, Engineering

Tags: Unitree, Dogs, Binghamton University, Blindness

Army Veteran William Eilers regained confidence and independence through personalized vision rehabilitation and support from VHSO’s visual impairment team.