Meet the 18-Year-old Blind Piano Player Who is So Talented, Scientists Are Studying His Brain
Matthew Whitaker is a blind piano prodigy whose unique neurological state could help scientists better understand the human brain.
Matthew Whitaker is a blind piano prodigy whose unique neurological state could help scientists better understand the human brain.
Hundreds of young people have been "restoring vision" to UK seniors with dementia and visual problems through this intergenerational reading program.
Thousands of people wrote out the most detailed descriptions of their pups so a blind man in a dogspotting Facebook group could be included on the fun.
After just 2 weeks of patients "recharging" their vision with the light, older particpants were shown to experience "significant" ocular improvements.
Rather than opting for the costly and complex process of using stem cells to cure age-related macular degeneration, scientists used skin cells.
The walking stick has finally been given a modern makeover thanks to some Turkish engineers who developed a smart cane for the blind.
For millions whose vision is clouded by cataracts, surgery has been the only option-but these natural eyedrops can rid us of the nasty condition.
An artificial intelligence cell phone app from Google just helped blind runner Thomas Panek do the New York City Half Marathon.
The World Health Organization reports that in the country of Myanmar, trachoma as a public health problem has been eliminated.
Retinitis pigmentosa is a common causes of blindness in young people but a new gene therapy using algae proteins could hold the cure.
A single injection of experimental RNA, sepofarsen, restored major visual function and sight for a patient with LCA, a genetic disease.
Seedlings Braille Books for Children founded by Debra Bonde has produced and given away 300,000 books around the world to blind kids.
A 78-year old man becomes the first to receive an artificial cornea implant, and was afterwards immediately able to identify family and words
Replacing one's eyes with a camera to cure blindness is now officially a reality thanks to scientists in Spain and Utah.
A dog whose owner didn't know he was totally blind for nine months has been declared a "medical mystery" by veterinary experts.
Honda is designing a GPS-based navigation system that will help the visually impaired get around through vibrations that touch their feet.
A special braille chocolate cake was given to blind customer Natalie Te Paa to celebrate her birthday at Gino D'Campo recently.
Athlete David Brown is the only blind person ever to run 100 meters in under 11 seconds-an inspiring new film Untethered shows how he did it.
A blind girl, Evie-Mae Geurts, has amazed doctors after she regained her sight and 'cured herself' of a usually life-long brain condition.
USC researchers are exploring a non-invasive solution that could restore sight to the retina by using sound with ultrasound wearable lens.
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