Blind Children

If a blind child gains the opportunity, they can play with their friends and learn. Integrating blind students into regular preschool courses generally requires an open mind, a positive attitude, and a little creativity. Blind children can learn the same concept as other children. The only difference is the learning method. Blind children must make more use of other senses. They also need parents and teachers who can provide many practical experiences.

"In children, cataracts cause visual impairment rather than any other form of treatable blindness - lifelong blindness" - American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). The Chinese team is trying to solve the problem of shortage of pediatric ophthalmologists using artificial intelligence (AI), especially deep learning and convolution neural networks. They made an artificial intelligence machine CC-Cruiser with three main functions: 1) diagnosis 2) risk stratification 3) treatment recommendation

Currently, 2.5 billion infants worldwide suffer from vitamin A deficiency. Every year, 250,000 to 500,000 of these children are blind. Within a year, half of blind children die. Most of the pain happens in Southeast Asia where people depend on rice for nutrition. Rice does not have enough beta carotene - this compound produces vitamin A after digestion. But for Potrykus, it makes more sense than some governments did it: twice a year high-dose vitamin A pills per person. Is not it wise to embed beta carotene in the main crop of this area? In this way, people can nurture nutrients every day without resorting to occasional handouts. This is a sustainable solution that utilizes biotechnology to prevent pain, disability and death.

It is thought that there are 1.5 million blind children in the world. The majority are now due to corneal disease. These may come from dietary causes (vitamin A deficiency), hereditary malnutrition or infection. The terrible tragedy of alleviating childhood blindness is a major public health problem. There are 10 million people suffering corneal blindness worldwide, and there are 100,000 cornea transplants every year worldwide. The main limiting factor is the availability of a graft with over 500,000 grafts per year due to the number of corpses provided. Corneal transplantation is the standard treatment for various corneal diseases. There are 35 million contact lens wearers in the United States, and corneal damage caused by invasion incidents costs around $ 60 million per year.