The latest benefactor of 3D printing technology is a two-and-a-half pound Pomeranian named Sienna, freethink.com reports. Like many seniors, Sienna has failing eyesight, resulting in collisions with door frames and walls. But Sienna is in luck, because her owner, Chad Lalande, has a brand-new 3D...
A new study in the UK adds to the scientific literature connecting eyesight problems with increased air pollution, The Hill reports. In the study, published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, scientists observed more than 115,000 volunteers between the ages of 40 and 69 to gauge if increased...
In 1960, more than half of blind students could read and write Braille. But today, fewer than 10% of visually disabled Americans can, the Los Angeles Times reports. This may come as a shock to many sighted people, who see Braille everywhere. But the Braille dots on parking meters, bathroom signs...
They include names like Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Arizona Dranes, Art Tatum, and Marcus Roberts, Lawrence W. Reed writes for the Foundation for Economic Education. They persevered against both their disability and racial prejudice. Their brilliance helped them overcome. Among them: Blind Lemon...
In 2009, Tony Duenas suffered a sudden retinal detachment that left him permanently blind, the Los Angeles Times reports. At the time, he was also overweight, out of shape, and had problems with his blood pressure. “It was scary,” he she told the Times. “I didn’t know what I could do. I was blind....
A new study published in JAMA Ophthalmology raises concerns about children confined indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Home confinement during the pandemic was associated with a significant myopic shift among Chinese children aged 6 to 8, the American Journal of Managed Care reports. During the...
RetinaRisk helps people determine their risk of developing diabetic retinopathy. Healthcare entrepreneur and doctor Arna Gudmundsdottir has spent decades treating diabetics, Forbes Magazine reports. Dr. Gudmundsdottir learned that effective treatment often involves encouraging patients to take...
Mucormycosis has a 50% mortality rate and affects eyesight. The fight for survival has become tougher for coronavirus patients in Ahmedabad, the Times of India reports. . Doctors are reporting an alarming incidence of mucormycosis — a rare and serious fungal infection with 50% mortality rate —...
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The roar of traffic provides clues — often the only ones — about when it is safe to venture into a crosswalk. For visually impaired pedestrians, navigating chaotic city sidewalks and crosswalks was dicey enough before the pandemic. But the COVID- 19 outbreak has made crossing the city’s...
Giant lizard at Cincinnati Zoo undergoes double cataract surgery. The Cincinnati Zoo’s Komodo dragon, Hudo, had a successful double-cataract surgery to restore his eyesight last week, WLWT reports. On Nov. 19, a five-person team took Hudo to MedVet Cincinnati, where he underwent...
Access to treatment is shrinking, especially in developing countries. The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a change in the provision and delivery of eye health services around the world, the World Economic Forum reports. Many vision programs have been temporarily suspended, including mobile...
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