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India brings early Diabetic Retinopathy detection to the last mile with Ar
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 13: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) affects one in three individuals with diabetes globally, and if left unchecked can cause irreversible blindness. With the global patient with diabetes (PWDs) population set to reach 642 million by 2040, the increasing bur
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Elton John reveals partial blindness due to severe eye infection
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Elton John has disclosed that he is grappling with partial blindness as a result of a severe eye infection, describing the recovery process as "an extremely slow process."
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Barbie® Introduces the First Blind Barbie Fashionista Doll, Expanding
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25: Released as part of this year's global Barbie Fashionistas lineup, Barbie partnered with the American Foundation for the Blind to ensure doll designs accurately reflect the community they are designed to represent.
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Release of Rajkummar Rao-starrer 'Srikanth' with audio description enhance
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
It is a movie about the extraordinary story of a visually-impaired person and its release on Friday had persons with low vision and blindness using app-based audio description for a fulfilling cinematic experience
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Rajkummar Rao's 'Srikanth' to release with audio descriptions for the visu
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Rao said, "Persons with low vision or blindness can enjoy all the visuals of the movie through audio description. To experience the accessible version of 'Srikanth', visit any theatre, any show time of your choice."
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Trident Group Leads Health Initiatives in Commemoration of the World Healt
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab)/ Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 10: Trident Group, a renowned global conglomerate observed Blindness Awareness Week as proclaimed by the Indian Government from April 1 to 7. Demonstrating its unwavering commitment towards social responsibility, Trident Group follo
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Bhumi Pednekar, Randeep Hooda, Harmanpreet Kaur and others join Seagram's
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 22: Seagram's 100 Pipers Glassware Play for a Cause is an initiative that aims to spread awareness about eye donation and the impact it can have to eradicate corneal blindness in the country. Championing the initiative are renowned celebrities including Bhumi Pedneka
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Pandorum Technologies secures USD 11 million investment to advance its reg
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 15: Pandorum Technologies, a leading biotechnology company, announced today the successful closure of a pre-Series B funding round, securing USD 11 million (INR 88 crore) in investment. The funding was sourced from Mr. Ashish Kacholia, Everest Finance Inv
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AIOS and RANZCO Unite to Combat Preventable Blindness
Updated : 2 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 8: In a groundbreaking initiative aimed at addressing the challenge of preventable blindness in the Indo-Pacific region, the All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS) (the largest professional organization of ophthalmologists in the World with over 25000 life members
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Gut bacteria may cause blindness due to some inherited eye conditions: Stu
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Sight loss in certain inherited eye illnesses may be caused by gut bacteria and could be treated with antimicrobials, according to a new study in mice conducted by a UCL and Moorfields researcher.
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Lab-grown retinas explain why people can perceive colours that dogs cannot
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers used human retinas grown in a petri dish to discover how an offshoot of vitamin A produces the specialised cells that allow us to see millions of colours, a talent that dogs, cats, and other mammals lack.
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Committed to enhance eye care infrastructure across nation: Nitin Gadkari
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
"The efforts of institutions like Sharp Sight Eye Hospitals align with the government's commitment to enhancing eye care infrastructure across the nation. Through our initiatives, we are witnessing a substantial reduction in preventable blindness and an increase in the accessibility of quali
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