Tag: Blindness
Low-Vision Rehab Improves Several Elements of Visual Function
Rehabilitation has similar direct health care costs as basic low-vision services
Decline in New Cases of Blindness in Germany
Reduced incidence of blindness both among individuals with and without diabetes
Cases of Low Vision, Blindness Estimated to Double in 30 Years
Prevalence of those aged ≥45 with best corrected visual acuity less than 20/40 estimated at 3,894,406
Burden of Visual Impairment Tied to Socioeconomic Indicators
Higher prevalence of visual impairment, blindness in regions with low human development index
Review: Global Prevalence of Blindness, Visual Impairment Up
Increase seen despite drop in age-standardized prevalence of blindness, impairment from 1990-2015
Eyeglass Device May Benefit Those With Low Vision
Device scans text, relays audio version to wearer's ear
Risk Prediction Equations Created for Diabetes Complications
Equations developed and validated to estimate future risk of blindness, lower limb amputation
Gene Tx Improves Vision in Leber Congenital Amaurosis
But benefits of treatment begin to fade after one to three years
