blindness
Great Health Divide | Kentucky College of Optometry works to treat and combat blindness
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WSAZ) – Our vision is one of our most prized senses, but rural Appalachia struggles with severe vision loss. The problem is so serious that, in 2015, the CDC labeled eastern Kentucky as the blindest region in the U.S. “Our mission is to serve the underserved and train our students,” said Dr. Cliff …
Stories of Hope: Cured Of Blindness: A Stem Cell Therapy Story
This is the story of Doug Oliver, who suffered from macular degeneration or progressive blindness for more than two years. His medical team conducted a step cell treatment on him and now he has recovered his eyesight and is leading a healthy life. Doug started losing his vision at the age of 32. When consulted …
Low-cost OCT scanner promises to bring vision-saving technology to underserved regions
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a low-cost, portable optical coherence tomography (OCT) scanner that promises to bring the vision-saving technology to underserved regions throughout the United States and abroad. Thanks to a redesigned, 3D-printed spectrometer, the scanner is 15 times lighter and smaller than current commercial systems and is made from parts costing …
Skateboarding while blind: When technology replaces sight
LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) — Justin Bishop was on track to become a professional skateboarder when a rare disorder left the Las Vegas native visually impaired at the age of 25. Bishop was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa at the age of 8. “It’s a degenerative eye condition where you’re slowly losing your vision,” said Bishop.”I …
