If someone’s visual impairment makes their eyes extra sensitive to light, the sun and bright overhead lighting can be a nuisance or can even further damage their eyesight.

Sam Haskell Jr., the son of a prominent television producer, died by suicide just days before his preliminary hearing to ...

A new pathway for children and young people with visual impairments in England was launched by Guide Dogs yesterday (15 July) ...

By Betty Liedtke I was talking recently with one of my neighbors, who is an Orientation and Mobility Specialist. She works with students who are visually impaired, helping them to orient themselves to ...

A woman with a visual impairment who joined a befriending service has spoken about the boost it has given to her confidence. Jean Zhang, 59, from Cambridge used local charity CamSight to get back into ...

Reported Visual Impairment and Risk of Suicide: The 1986-1996 National Health Interview Surveys. Arch Ophthalmol. , 2008;126(7):975-980 [ abstract ] Cite This Page : ...

Visual impairment may be a risk factor for dementia, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.. In a prospective, longitudinal cohort study of 1061 women between the ages of 66 and 84 ...

Following Vodacom’s second Disability and Accessibility Conference last week, the mobile operator unveiled the Blindshell ...

Easily corrected visual impairment affects over 174,000 preschool-age children in the US, a number expected to grow by over 25% by 2060.

Visual Impairment: Understanding the Psychosocial Impact An Expert Interview With Khadija S. Shahid, OD, FAAO. Steven Fox. October 29, 2012. Editor's note: Loss of vision not only presents ...

Now, they're turning fury into generosity by helping raise $40,000 for a visual impairment charity over the span of five days. The Visually Impairment Advancement (VIA), ...

Visual impairment should not be a barrier to employment . Nov. 1, 2019 at 12:47 pm . By . ... We hope you’ll join us in creating a world of no limits for workers who are blind or visually impaired.