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Emerging gene therapy for RDH12-associated Leber congenital amaurosis cleared for clinical trialsAn emerging gene therapy treatment for Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) received the green light from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to proceed with clinical trials in people, bringing it one step closer to patients with a rare form of childhood blindness. The potential treatment from Opus Genetics – OPGx-RDH12... Read more -
Cast Member Spotlight: Tim HornikOn this episode of Change Makers, we’re continuing our series of spotlight episodes featuring the incredible cast of The Dot Experience. Tim Hornik, Visual Impairment Services Team coordinator at the Eastern Kansas VA, shares his story of losing his vision while serving in the U.S. Army in Iraq in 2004.... Read more -
Making Peace with What You Can't ControlAfter years of living with vision loss, Bill talks about the anger and frustration he felt, how it affected his family, and what's helped him become more patient and accepting of the things he can't change.... Read more -
BCC Alumna Daisy Rosales Helps Young People Build IndependenceBlind Children’s Center (BCC) alumna Daisy Rosales learned early on to focus on what she can do, a mindset that now guides her career supporting young people who are blind or visually impaired. “It’s not about what I can’t do, it’s how I can do it,” said Daisy. Now 26... Read more -
2642 Engineering Affordable Tools for The Visually Impaired (Oct. 21, 2026)2642 Engineering Affordable Tools for The Visually Impaired (Oct. 21, 2026) Show Notes Transcript Engineering Affordable Tools for The Visually Impaired (Oct. 21, 2026) Developing accessible technology requires balancing feature sets with affordability. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Venkatesh Chari, founder of Orbit Research, about their line of... Read more -
Eye on the Cure | Episode 104: Emerging XLRP gene therapy shows promising clinical trial resultsHost Maddie Mossman talks with Dr. Daniel Chung, Chief Medical Officer of Beacon Therapeutics, about Laru-zova, an emerging treatment for X-linked retinitis pigmentosa. Based on encouraging clinical trial results, Beacon plans to begin a rolling FDA submission for the potential gene therapy later this year. The Foundation funded pre-clinical research... Read more
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28: Wellbeing with Pat for October 2026Our wellbeing sessions with Pat take place on the third Monday of the month over Zoom at 8 pm. The sessions last an hour and more details can be found in VI Talk Wellbeing & Lifestyle.... Read more -
Bringing Magnification to New Heights with ApolloApollo expands learning opportunities, refines user experience and pushes past the bounds of traditional magnifiers. With a Microsoft Surface pro...... Read more -
Would you live and die for Braille? – Talking Technology episode 123On this episode, we dive back into the latest going on in the world of Braille. Alannah tells us how she would live and die for Braille and tells us about her use of the BrailleSense 6 and Hable.Peter previews the BrailleSense 7 and BrailleNote Evolve, and explains how those... Read more -
Comparison of raw-signal, feature-based and hybrid representations for machine-learning classification of retinal diseases from pattern electroretinographyMed Biol Eng Comput. 2026 Oct 20. doi: 10.1007/s11517-026-03698-7. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPattern electroretinography (PERG) is a non-invasive test of macular and retinal ganglion cell function, but its low amplitude and inter-subject variability limit its diagnostic use. This study compares three representations of the transient PERG waveform for the detection... Read more
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