Vision Impairment
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Low Vision Is Not Blindness: Understanding The Spectrum Of Visual Impairment
Vision loss exists on a wide spectrum, and low vision is very different from total blindness.
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Study Shows That Mortality Is Associated With Vision Impairment
Study found that those with more severe vision impairment had a higher risk of all-cause mortality compared to those that had normal vision or mild vision impairment.
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More Than Two-Thirds Rise in Vision Loss Globally Due to Diabetes: Study
More than two-thirds of the increase in blindness and visual impairment globally in the past two decades has been caused by diabetes, finds a recent study.
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Vision Impairment Of Over 100 Million People Correctable: Study
Nearly 108 million people in the world - one out of every 90 of the world population -- are suffering from correctable vision impairment, a global study has estimated.
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Cataract surgery and road accidents
Recent research has shown that the risk of motor vehicle crash is increased in those with cataract, a condition that impairs vision and is present in half of adults aged 65 years or older.
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Low Vision Is Not Blindness: Understanding The Spectrum Of Visual Impairment
Vision loss exists on a wide spectrum, and low vision is very different from total blindness.
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Study Shows That Mortality Is Associated With Vision Impairment
Study found that those with more severe vision impairment had a higher risk of all-cause mortality compared to those that had normal vision or mild vision impairment.
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More Than Two-Thirds Rise in Vision Loss Globally Due to Diabetes: Study
More than two-thirds of the increase in blindness and visual impairment globally in the past two decades has been caused by diabetes, finds a recent study.
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Vision Impairment Of Over 100 Million People Correctable: Study
Nearly 108 million people in the world - one out of every 90 of the world population -- are suffering from correctable vision impairment, a global study has estimated.
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Cataract surgery and road accidents
Recent research has shown that the risk of motor vehicle crash is increased in those with cataract, a condition that impairs vision and is present in half of adults aged 65 years or older.
