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Blind, sighted athletes run side by side in Jerusalem Marathon

Running side by side, these blind and sighted athletes are connecting across all social boundaries.

 MEMBERS OF THE ‘Kesher Ayin’ running group pose with Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion (right) at the Jerusalem Marathon earlier this month.
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Israeli medical team restores sight to hundreds in Ethiopian humanitarian mission

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Apple introduces eye-tracking technology for iPhone control

 monkey. A promise of quality evidence from the human eye

Elon Musk's brain chip: restoring sight to blind monkeys


Robot trained by AI to read braille at twice the speed of humans

The second revision of braille in 1837 was the first binary form of writing developed in the modern era.

Braille (Illustrative)

Baba Vanga's 2024 predictions: EU terrorist attack, Putin assassination

Baba Vanga also warns of an impending global economic crisis and extreme weather events in 2024.

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Israeli teen saved from blindness at Sourasky

To cure Eyal’s problem and prevent the deterioration in his eye, he had to undergo a complex and challenging operation.

 Eyal Mordechai Ben-Hamu and Dr. Shulamit Schwartz

Israeli doctors restore eyesight of girl with degenerative disease

Six-year-old Galila Yohannes was diagnosed with a rare hereditary degenerative disease called retinitis pigmentosa (RP). 

 Galila Yohannes with her team of doctors at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center.

Israel's Ein Gedi nature reserve denies entry to blind man's guide dog

A 53-year-old blind man says he was denied entry to Ein Gedi because of his guide dog. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority says "The ibexes are scared of dogs."

"If the place is dangerous then no one is allowed in. We don't leave some outside and some inside," Aryeh Brander, a 53, stated.

Films by blind directors to be screened at Tel Aviv Cinematheque

The documentary workshop is an initiative of the Library for the Blind. Eight people of all ages participated in the project, which included eight meetings and a workshop.

 A SCENE from ‘Seeing the Sun in the Dark’ by Yaron Ben Ya’akov.

New technology enables the blind to navigate - Israeli study

The findings might have implications for improving the detection and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease, as spatial deficits are a common early symptom.

 The brain (illustrative).

Virginia scientists uncover new method to prevent loss of eyesight - study

The study identified a protein connected to the growth of vascular endothelial growth factor-A, which can cause vision loss.

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Obesity can cause macular degeneration, blindness in the elderly

A new Canadian study finds new consequences of obesity in the elderly including blindness

 An Elderly Russian woman sits in the religious corner in the reception of the Diplomat Hotel in Jerusalem. The Diplomat Hotel was once a luxurious hotel. Nearly 20 years ago the hotel was turned into an absorption center and is today  home to 600 immigrants from the former Soviet Union.

Salman Rushdie lost sight in one eye following attack, agent says

Wylie described the author's wounds as "profound," and noted the loss of sight of one eye. "He had three serious wounds in his neck.

 AUTHOR SALMAN RUSHDIE is interviewed in London in 2008.

This week in Jerusalem: Blind to money

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 CERTAIN CITY residents should prepare for Shabbat-morning fireworks.