Regenerating Optic Nerves
Everyone knows you can’t regenerate nerves, so if the optic nerve is damaged or underdeveloped there really aren’t any options. Or are there?
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Canes and Wheelchairs in LEGO Sets? Let’s Make it Happen!
Let’s help the #ToyLikeMe campaign get wheelchairs and white canes represented in LEGO activity sets. All you need to do is vote!
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Braille Board Book Holiday Giveaway!
We’re giving away a Hooray for Braille kit from Seedlings filled with fun braille goodies! This contest ends December 10th, 2015.
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Gut Microbes Linked to Blinding Autoimmune Disease
New research shows the autoimmune eye disease could be linked to gut microbes.
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Study Shows Blind Children Use Visual Cortex
Research study shows blind children use the visual cortex area of the brain to process language.
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3D Touch Accessibility On iPhone 6S
Dynamic new feature on Apple iPhone 6s is accessible for blind users.
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A Huge Leap Forward for LCA Gene Therapy
Spark Therapeutics announces the success of their phase 3 clinical trials for LCA gene therapy and their plan to seek FDA approval in 2016.
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BLITAB Braille Tablet
First-ever braille tablet developed by start-up company BLITLAB Technology. This will revolutionize access to braille!
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How to See a Smile Even Without Sight
New app lets users know when someone is smiling at them!
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Optogenetics: A New Way to Restore Sight
Optogenetics looks at restoring sight to patients with retinal damage in a whole new way by focusing on transforming the function of ganglion cells.
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Smart Specs Help Legally Blind See
New assistive glasses adjust images in real-time for people who are visually impaired.
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Dot Braille Smart Watch
New braille smart watch features four cells of refreshable braille.
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Smart Cane Recognizes Faces
The XploR cane uses smartphone technology to send vibrations to the user when it detects a familiar face.
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Brain Plasticity News in Gene Therapy
Researchers prove that “retina-brain pathways can be established in LCA patients,” even after decades of near blindness and these pathways are strengthened with use after the retina has been treated.
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Gene Therapy Experts Meet to Exchange Knowledge
Top researchers reported positive findings on clinic trials of gene therapy for people with LCA, Usher Syndrome, Stargardt disease, among many others.
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