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New smartphone app aims to improve cataract surgical outcomes |
IAPB
The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) is an alliance of civil society organisations, corporates and professional bodies promoting eye health through advocacy,... |
Science & technology |
19/Jun/2018 |
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National Blindness Survey: 62 to 65 per cent of those surveyed randomly had cataracts |
In a bid to eliminate blindness from India, the Union health ministry conducted a National Blindness Survey (2015-2018) in collaboration with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
But... |
General |
19/Jun/2018 |
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India swaps 40-yr-old definition of blindness for WHO criteria: 40 lakh people will no longer be classified 'legally blind' |
New Delhi: India has changed its over four-decade-old definition of blindness, bringing it in line with the WHO criteria, a step that would drastically bring down the number of people considered "... |
General |
19/Jun/2018 |
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Visually impaired Assistant Collector wins against all odds |
Either one can blame ones fate and resign in life or one can take up challenges head on and become a winner against all odds.Visually impaired Pranjal Patil chose to do that latter.
KOCHI: Either one... |
General, Education and Employment |
19/Jun/2018 |
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Can a person with ‘low vision’ become doctor, SC to examine |
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine whether a person suffering from disability of ‘low vision’, in which eyesight cannot be corrected or improved, can be allowed to pursue MBBS course and... |
General |
19/Jun/2018 |
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This Initiative Does Not Let Sight Not Come in the Way of Wanderlust |
Travel is about engaging all the senses.
When we hear the word ‘travel,’ we usually think of visually stimulating trips, gazing at a beautiful sunset, or at the massive walls of an old fort. And,... |
Accessibility |
15/Jun/2018 |
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Visually impaired artists to stage Pu La classic |
PUNE: In a couple of months, more than 20 actors, all of them visually impaired, will present Teen Paishacha Tamasha, a musical classic by noted Marathi writer and humourist Pu La Deshpande, with the... |
General |
15/Jun/2018 |
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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. |
Speakers ignite young minds at TEDx
Students at TEDx Sayajigunj which was organized at Laxmi Vilas Palace on Sunday
VADODARA: A Delhi-based cybersecurity expert, who can capture images despite... |
General |
14/Jun/2018 |
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Delhi Start-Up’s Awesome Books Lets Both the Sighted & the Non-Sighted Read From It! |
According to a study published online by the Lancet Global Health Journal, in 2015, there were around 8.8 million people across the world who were visually impaired and approximately 47.7 million... |
Education and Employment |
13/Jun/2018 |
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Ford car window helps blind passengers 'feel' the view |
Ford is developing a new smart car window to let blind passengers experience the passing landscape.
A prototype, called Feel the View, uses high-contrast photos to reproduce scenery using LED lights... |
Science & technology |
12/Jun/2018 |
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