Nova Scotia teen with sight loss using AI for early diagnosis of retinal diseases
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Nova Scotia teen with sight loss using AI for early diagnosis of retinal diseases
Description
July 8, 2025
A Nova Scotia boy is redefining what it means to live with vision loss, while also helping others with the same condition. Heidi Petracek explains how 16-year-old Harry Nickerson is overcoming his retinitis pigmentosa, and how he's developed a new way to help diagnose eye diseases early by using artificial intelligence.
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Nova Scotia teen with sight loss using AI for early diagnosis of retinal diseases02:00 | July 8, 2025 -
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Missing N.S. children: RCMP narrow down timeline of disappearance01:56 | May 28, 2025 -
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‘I will find the peace once I set my final exit date’: Nova Scotia women hosts her own living funeral02:05 | October 8, 2024 -
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Nova Scotia teen with sight loss using AI for early diagnosis of retinal diseases02:00 | July 8, 2025
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Halifax teen facing child pornography charges linked to online extremist group01:58 | 9 hours ago
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N.S. man cherishes signed Robert Redford memento02:01 | September 23, 2025
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Nova Scotia teen with sight loss using AI for early diagnosis of retinal diseases
Description
July 8, 2025
A Nova Scotia boy is redefining what it means to live with vision loss, while also helping others with the same condition. Heidi Petracek explains how 16-year-old Harry Nickerson is overcoming his retinitis pigmentosa, and how he's developed a new way to help diagnose eye diseases early by using artificial intelligence.
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