DBS Media Report
Friday, February 18, 2022
Education
CSR Wire: Meet The Teacher Empowering Visually Impaired Students With
Next-Gen Tech
<https://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/737231-meet-teacher-empowering-visua
lly-impaired-students-next-gen-tech>
"The ability to use technology is key to independence and learning for our
students, because with it they have a world of current information at their
fingertips," says Ross. "The screen readers on their laptops and braille
displays let them have access to the same written and audio information on
the internet as others. They can correspond with the sighted world via email
and messaging without others knowing they have an impairment, which often
helps others view their intelligence and personality first and their
impairment second."
Eye Health
Independent I.E: Scientists At Trinity College Find Gene Linked To The
Damage That Causes Vision Impairment And Blindness
<https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/scientists-at-trinity-college-
find-gene-linked-to-the-damage-that-causes-vision-impairment-and-blindness-4
1358056.html>
Scientists at Trinity College in Dublin have found a genetic target that
could provide a breakthrough for helping treat many forms of blindness. The
scientists have said a specific gene, SARM1, is a key driver in the damage
that ultimately leads to impaired vision and sometimes blindness. In a
disease model it was shown that deleting this gene protects vision after a
chemical kick-starts the 'chain of dysfunction' that mimics a host of eye
conditions.
The Varsitarian: Thomasian Doctor Discovers Genetic Cause Of Blindness In
Filipinos
<https://varsitarian.net/sci-tech/20220201/thomasian-doctor-discovers-geneti
c-cause-of-blindness-in-filipinos>
A THOMASIAN doctor has discovered the cause of blindness due to inherited
glaucoma among Filipinos. Dr. Edward Ryan Collantes, a Harvard-based
ophthalmologist and researcher, identified changes in a gene called EFEMP-1
in Filipino families with juvenile open-angle glaucoma (JOAG).
