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Blind, sighted athletes run side by side in Jerusalem Marathon
Israeli medical team restores sight to hundreds in Ethiopian humanitarian mission
Apple introduces eye-tracking technology for iPhone control
First blind Chinese mountaineer climbs Mount Everest - WATCH
"I kept thinking because even though it was hard,...there are difficulties and dangers and this is the meaning of climbing."
Jewish Judge gets stuck in Dubai
Richard Bernstein, 46, is a judge serving on the Michigan Supreme Court. He’s been stuck in Dubai for two months and counting.
Hillel's Tech Corner: accessiBe: The web made accessible
Web accessibility is both a legal requirement and a moral obligation for companies with online presence.
The eyes have it: Learning to live with glaucoma
The ability to see well is obviously crucial to everybody, but what about those whose talents lay in conveying what they see so that others may also see it?
Hillel's Tech Corner: CorNeat Vision: Helping blind people see again
They are successful in their technology validation, and their work is already recognized globally.
HIV drugs could prevent leading cause of vision loss, study finds
Dry macular degeneration affects millions worldwide, is the fourth leading cause of blindness, and is the leading cause of vision loss in Americans age 50 and up.
Israeli woman sues hospital after doctors blind her, lie about it
Following the surgery, doctors called the patient back to come in for several visits in which they presented her with a false impression that her vision might still improve.
Hillel's Tech Corner: RightHear: Waze for the visually impaired
RightHear has developed mobile apps for iPhone and Android that guide the visually impaired using audio commands in real time depending on their location.
Researchers find mechanism of visual hallucinations in the blind
“Our research clearly shows that the same visual system is active when we see the world outside of us, when we imagine it, when we hallucinate, and probably also when we dream.”
Seeing the world through canine eyes
The Israel Guide Dog Center is the only accredited school of its kind in the Middle East