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Pranav Lal, who uses a technology that works as an artificial eye, converting the sights around him to sound, stressed that there is no reason for a blind man not to have vision anymore.

Thu, 06/14/2018 - 14:47 -- koshy.mathew@ey...

 

Speakers ignite young minds at TEDx

Students at TEDx Sayajigunj which was organized at Laxmi Vilas Palace on Sunday
Students at TEDx Sayajigunj which was organized at Laxmi Vilas Palace on Sunday

Researchers seek new approaches to better protect the eye from glaucoma

Tue, 06/05/2018 - 14:52 -- koshy.mathew@ey...

Under the increased pressure of glaucoma, scientists want to help the neurons in our eyes better protect themselves and get better help from their friends.

They are working to see whether agents that activate the innate neuron protector sigma 1 receptor, or S1R, can do both.

Current glaucoma therapies work to reduce pressure in the eye by increasing outflow and/or reducing fluid production.

How are people with disabilities perceived by themselves and others?

Thu, 05/31/2018 - 10:51 -- koshy.mathew@ey...

Let me start by saying this is my view and I am sure lots of you may agree or disagree with me and I am fine with that! It’s good to have differences.

Yes, I believe people with disabilities can do everything. Let me say this again, I believe that people with disabilities can do everything.

In a way, I have proved this through Barrierbreak, where people with disabilities co-exist with everyone.

Legal blindness doesn't stop this self-taught seamstress from making military uniforms

Tue, 05/29/2018 - 11:27 -- koshy.mathew@ey...

Barbara Moore has been legally blind her entire life. Born with a condition called nystagmus with cataracts, she has limited vision, but Moore has never let her sight deter her from accomplishing what she set her mind to doing.

In fact, Moore taught herself to sew at an early age. “It was just something I wanted to do,” she recalls. “It was the day after New Year’s 1996 and I wanted to make a comforter. So, I bought a sewing machine and figured out how to sew.”

Career Centric Computer Training for VI Candidates - July to Dec 2018

Tue, 05/29/2018 - 10:59 -- koshy.mathew@ey...

*Who should join this course?

·  Candidates who have completed their graduation and are seeking skill
development to get into good jobs.

·  Candidates who seek to be independent and look forward to employability
training & over-all personality development.

·  Candidates who are in-between jobs and want to develop/improve their
skills to get better jobs by learning the usage of Computers

Diabetes induced blindness: AI detection shows clinical promise

Mon, 05/28/2018 - 14:37 -- koshy.mathew@ey...

An artificial intelligence (AI)-based diagnostic tool developed by Google and researchers in India, for detecting diabetic retinopathy (DR), is showing clinical promise in the Indian setting, according to Rajiv Raman, a senior consultant at Chennai’s Sankara Nethralaya, one of the country’s leading eye hospitals.

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