Vision impairment and blindness were highly prevalent and linked to morbidity in a study across 74 North Carolina nursing facilities. But corrective lenses may play a big role in improving resident ...

Folks with central-vision loss can judge the motion of vehicles almost as accurately as people with normal vision, ...

Vision loss can result from a number of different conditions, including refractive errors and cataracts. There are 2.2 billion people around the world who live with near or distance vision impairment, ...

A recent study published in JAMA Ophthalmology suggests that vision impairment may play a significant role in dementia risk among older adults. Researchers analyzed data from the National Health and ...

Up to 19% of prevalent dementia cases may be attributable to impaired vision, a cross-sectional analysis suggested. Contrast sensitivity impairment showed the strongest relationship, followed by near ...

Vision impairment is associated with increased risks for social isolation and symptoms of depression and anxiety among older adults in the United States, new research showed. Researchers analyzed data ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Symptoms of depression, anxiety and severe social isolation were associated with objectively measured vision ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Contrast sensitivity had the strongest population attributable fraction of dementia of all vision impairments.

Parliamentary Secretary for Youth, Research, and Innovation, Keith Azzopardi Tanti, announced the launch of a new doctoral research project on visual impairment, funded by the Foundation for ...

Mammals aren’t known for the ocular regenerative powers, but a new study shows that nature has a few tricks up its sleeve.

The Overture Center for the Arts has launched tactile tours designed to make Broadway shows accessible to patrons with visual ...

In September 2020 I was told I had a 3cm tumor behind my eye, stage 4 Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, and had only a year to live.