Mohammed Ravat says he pursued a design passion despite his sight declining from when he was 16. Finance Secretary Shona Robison says she will fund a replacement eye pavilion in Edinburgh ...
New evidence suggests face blindness - known officially as prosopagnosia - should be classified as a distinct impairment. Symptoms include being unable to spot a person in a crowd, confusing ...
"While it's often overlooked, aperiodic activity is important because it reflects brain cortical excitability," said study senior author Dr. Christopher T. Whitlow, radiology professor at Wake Forest ...
Some eye conditions are more common in people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). These include refractive errors, such as astigmatism, and convergence insufficiency, which makes ...
Ongoing research aims to refine CVI definitions, improve diagnostic tools, and develop effective treatments for affected children. Cerebral/cortical visual impairment (CVI) is a leading cause of ...
Difficulty seeing in the dark or at night is the main symptom of night blindness, or nyctalopia. Cataracts and other eye diseases are common causes. Genetics may also lead to an untreatable type ...
Despite Nigeria’s status as Africa’s most populous country, the availability of eye care services, particularly optometry, remains limited, leaving many vulnerable to avoidable blindness and ...
The blood vessels can swell, leak fluid, or bleed, which often leads to vision changes or blindness. It usually affects both eyes. When left untreated, diabetic retinopathy can scar and damage ...
It's estimated that around two million people across the UK are living with vision problems or a degenerative eye condition. Over 59,000 adults under the age of 65 are receiving extra financial ...
Compared to the near total permanent vision loss associated with cortical blindness in adults, which is often due to strokes, children with CVI usually retain some functional vision that may ...