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Adult brain may partially recover from genetic blindness: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
California [US], October 15 (ANI): A new understanding of how some visually impaired people may come to see provides a new perspective on the brain's potential. Researchers from the University of California, Irvine School of Biological Sciences and the School of Medicine collaborated to unco
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Adult brain has power to regain vision: Research
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): A new insight into how some visually impaired adults can begin to see offers a fresh perspective on the brain's capabilities. According to new research, the adult brain has the potential to recover partially from inherited blindness.
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Adult brain has ability to recover vision: New research
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): A discovery about how some visually impaired adults could start to see offers a new vision of the brain's possibilities. The adult brain has the potential to partially recover from inherited blindness, according to new research.
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Hazra Park Durgotsab plans unique Braille Board pandal for visually impair
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 23 (ANI): The Hazra Park Durgotsab here has come up with a unique thought for preparing a Durga Puja pandal for the people who cannot visit here because of their loss of vision.
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Microsoft offers package worth lakhs to visually impaired student
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], August 31 (ANI): Yash Sonkiya, a differently abled student from Indore have been offered a job as a software engineer by Microsoft worth lakhs.
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Delhi HC constitutes high power committee to address grievances of visuall
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has constituted a high-powered committee to look into all the grievances and problems faced by visually challenged persons to access financial services.
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Chandigarh University student invents AI-based Smart Stick 'Netra' to make
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 29 (ANI/PRNewswire): According to a report by the World Health Organization, there are currently 28.5 Crore people in the world who are visually impaired. Among those, 3.90 Crore people are blind whereas 24.60 Crore people are living with low vision or visu
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Sukhdeep Singh Aasht initiates "Global Inclusivity run by visually impaire
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 24 (ANI/PNN): Sukhdeep Singh Aasht, a Triathlete, Ironman 70.3, and Marathoner (Sub4), has initiated a first-of-its-kind Global Inclusivity Run by the visually impaired for awareness of glaucoma. The first two phases of this Global Initiative have already been conducted
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India's first radio channel for visually-impaired people 'Radio Aksh' laun
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], April 17 (ANI): Country's first-ever radio channel for the visually impaired, named 'Radio Aksh' has been launched in Nagpur, with the Blind Relief Association Nagpur and Samdrushti Kshamata Vikas Avam Anusandhan Mandal (Saksham) serving as the pioneers of the c
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A visually impaired contestant reaches the semi-finals of an international
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 12 (ANI/PRNewswire): A visually impaired contestant starred in an international competition in Saudi Arabia, dedicated to reciting the Holy Quran and delivering adhan (the Islamic call to prayer) based on voice only, without the accompaniment of any musical instr
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Assam govt to extend full support to student who designed 'smart shoe' for
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Karimganj (Assam) [India], April 5 (ANI): BJP MLA from Patharkandi constituency Krishnendu Paul on Monday met the ninth standard student, Ankurit Karmakar, of Assam's Karimganj district who designed 'smart shoe' for the visually impaired and said that the state government will extend full su
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9th standard Assam student designs sensor-enabled smart shoe for visually
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Karimganj (Assam) [India], April 4 (ANI): A 9th standard student from Assam's Karimganj has designed a sensor-enabled smart shoe for visually impaired persons.
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