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Nova Scotia teen with sight loss using AI for early diagnosis of retinal diseases
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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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