'I can do it!': The heartwarming moment a blind four-year-old boy steps off the kerb by himself for the first time By Hugo Gye PUBLISHED: 16:12 GMT, 13 March 2013 | UPDATED: 18:49 GMT, 13 March 2013 This heartwarming video shows the amazing moment a blind four-year-old navigates a kerb on his own for the first time.
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World first as blind man reads braille with his EYES, using revolutionary implant
World first as blind man reads braille with his EYES, using revolutionary implant<br> Implant placed in the back of the eye enabled patient to read braille with his eyes rather than by touch Implant contains electrodes, which when stimulated, represent braille letters<br>New technique allowed man to 'see' and understand words in seconds rather than minutesCould be combined with video glasses and text-recognition software to read street signs or other documents not available in braille<br> <p> | <strong>UPDATED:</strong> 16:25 GMT, 23 November 2012 </p> <p>A blind man has been able to read braille with his eyes rather than by touch using a revolutionary device, say scientists.</p><p>In a world first, researchers streamed the letter patterns to an implant at the back of the patient's eye.
Stargardt Disease: The tragedy of 3 sisters set to miss seeing their children grow up as rare disease takes vision
The most precious photo this family will ever see: Three sisters who are ALL going blind due to rare genetic disease Sisters Ashlea, Leanne and Carys all diagnosed with Stargardt Disease, which will leave them blind | UPDATED: 06:46 GMT, 2 July 2012 This is the tragic family picture that they will have to remember and cherish for the rest of their lives.
20 years of migraines cured by a pacemaker in my tummy
20 years of migraines cured by a pacemaker in my tummy Six million people in the UK suffer from migraines, but painkillers are not always effective. Debbie Hounslow, 44, a customer services adviser from Buckinghamshire, underwent a new procedure