HHSC programs are helping raise awareness about vision loss during Low Vision Awareness Month in February.

Vision-related quality of life (VRQoL) declines with the presence and higher severity of diabetic retinopathy (DR), according to a review published online Feb. 1 in JAMA Ophthalmology. Mohammed G.

For minor vision loss, simple adjustments like using brighter lights, wearing anti-glare sunglasses and using magnifiers can ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children had better near and distance visual acuity than adults before receiving visual aids. Optical aids were ...

Attendees at the Low Vision Matters conference gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, in early September to hear UAB’s Beth Barstow, PhD, OTR/L, SCLV, and Jason Vice, PhD, OTR/L, SCLV, speak about ...

Regardless of efforts taken to slow disease progression, in the absence of a curative option to either entirely halt progression or repair the damage to the retina, patients with geographic atrophy ...

Vision problems sometimes go beyond what can be corrected with a stronger prescription for glasses. That’s especially true when eyesight changes are caused by a condition such as age-related macular ...

Blind and low-vision students at the University of Minnesota have the same concerns as students without disabilities in navigating their academic and social lives in addition to the unique ...

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