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Six UC Davis patients with stroke or brain tumors used OrCam Read for a month in 2021 (Neuro-Ophthalmology, 2024). At the NIH nine children with CLN3 disease completed all level-A text, color and face tasks by day five (Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2026). 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Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 21:199.", "title": "Prospective pilot safety, feasibility study of an optic-to-audio device for children with CLN3 disease", "url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13173725/", "date": "2026-04-03", "written_by": "independent", "quote": "all nine participants with CLN3 disease correctly completed all level A text, color, and facial recognition tasks" } ], "replication": { "produced_by": [ "Camera-based OCR and object recognition with audio output", "Short in-clinic training followed by home use", "Task batteries simulating daily living" ], "must_hold": [ "Adequate lighting and pointing ability", "Device training provided by clinicians", "Users with residual ability to aim the camera" ], "echoes": [ { "date": null, "setting": "Lighthouse Guild comparison of OrCam MyEye 2 Pro with Envision, Seeing AI and Lookout in 25 adults", "model_version": "OrCam MyEye 2 Pro v9.21", "outcome": "recurred", "source": "Seiple et al. 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