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Scientists develop new implant that can restore eyesight in blind people |
Scientists have developed a new eye implant called OpticSELINE which stimulates the optic nerve through an intraneural electrode and restores the eyesight of visually impaired people.
Scientists from... |
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29/Aug/2019 |
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Yellow taxis that help the visually impaired will be painted black, say council |
Acouncil that brought in yellow taxis to help the visually impaired plans to paint them black in a bid to save money, angering disability charities.
Derby City Council introduced a policy in 2001 to... |
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28/Aug/2019 |
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Sahana Trust empowers visually impaired people in Karnataka |
Sahana Charitable Trust for the Disabled in Bengaluru was founded by three visually impaired people. Their main motive is to empower visually impaired youngsters through education and technology. The... |
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27/Aug/2019 |
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George Abraham of Score Foundation is empowering visually impaired people for a decade |
Score Foundation, founded by New Delhi based George Abraham, has been providing various services to visually impaired people from across India since the year 2002. Abraham shares his inspiring... |
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27/Aug/2019 |
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Kids’ offer piggy bank savings to bring back vision of blind kid in Jharkhand |
In an inspiring incident, four children offered to donate their piggy bank savings to bring back vision of a visually-impaired kid from Baghnara village in Sankarda Panchyat under Potka Blok in East... |
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26/Aug/2019 |
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Tactile breast screening by visually-impaired show promise of early detection of breast cancer in India |
What is tactile breast screening?
When 42-year-old Manisha Anand got a call for a tactile breast screening to be done by a trained visually impaired woman, she called up her mother, a gynaecologist... |
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26/Aug/2019 |
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Government turns a blind eye to ‘Insight’ |
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The deserted ground floor of the Kerala Federation of the Blind (KFB) at Kunnukuzhi bears testimony to the bad patch the institute has been going through in the recent times.... |
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26/Aug/2019 |
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Visually-challenged flood-hit to receive aid |
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Thiruvananthapuram-headquartered Kerala Federation of the Blind (KFB) is planning to mobilise funds for the visually-challenged who are affected by flood.
“We have given... |
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26/Aug/2019 |
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New optic nerve therapy to offer aid to blind |
Washington: Scientists are developing a technology that would circumvent the eyeball in order to deliver the message directly to the brain in case of visually impaired people.
Researchers from EPFL... |
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23/Aug/2019 |
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Make banking services easier for visually impaired: HC |
The Delhi High Court Tuesday asked the Centre and the RBI as to what steps they intend to take in the future to make ATMs, online banking services and currency notes of Rs 50 and lower denominations... |
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23/Aug/2019 |
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