Braille Institute Podcasts

Cataracts are a common and very treatable vision disorder. In this overview, Dr. Bill discusses causes, treatments and the outlook.

A discussion of some of the more common visual disorders associated with hearing. He discusses children interacting with their surroundings.

Selecting Optimal Eyeglass Frames and Preparing Children To Wear Them

Eye patching: What is it? What is it for? Why does it help? How long does it take? and practical strategies for success.

Dr. Bill offers an Overview of Eye Anatomy: How Vision Works

Braille Challenge event held June 21, 2014 at the Universal Hilton.

Annual Braille Institute lecture on macular degeneration and glaucoma - Dr. Boeckmann discusses advances in treatment of glaucoma

Preparing for Your Child's Eye Exam: Perspectives from the Doctor.

Annual Braille Institute lecture on macular degeneration and glaucoma - Dr. Davis discusses advances in macular degeneration procedures.

After vision level is determined, Dr. Bill discusses the kinds of visual interventions that improve vision for children with CVI.

Dr. Bill and Dr. Roman discuss common characteristics to develop a visual intervention program. Dr. Roman shares recommendations and research for children with CVI.

Dr. Bill discusses eye patching, a treatment used to protect the eye, improve vision, eliminate double vision, and improve head posture

Dr. Bill advises children to have their first eye exam by 6 months. He also offers advice if a child should wear glasses or contact lenses, and how to select them.

A discussion about why play is important for early child development, with suggestions on how to begin a playful experience with children.

Dr. Lee talks about various genetic caused childhood vision problems, including X-linked retinoschisis, familial exudative vitreoretinopathy and how gene and stem cell treatments may help in the future.

Dr. Bill explains how to detect and treat congenital cataracts and glaucoma in children and answers audience questions.

Dr. Bill interviews Mark Borchard MD of the Vision Center at Children's Hospital, Los Angeles on the latest research regarding optic nerve hypoplasia.

Braille Challenge awards ceremony held June 22, 2013 at the Universal Hilton, Universal City, CA.

Dr. Bill discusses Pediatric Eye Conditions, Albinism, Aniridia and Coloboma and answers listeners' questions

Dr. Bill talks about optic nerve hypoplasia, one of the fastest growing causes of vision impairment among children.