Blindness
Night Blindness
Blindness, Cortical
Vision, Low
Vision considered to be inferior to normal vision as represented by accepted standards of acuity, field of vision, or motility. Low vision generally refers to visual disorders that are caused by diseases that cannot be corrected by refraction (e.g., MACULAR DEGENERATION; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY, etc.).
Onchocerciasis, Ocular
Filarial infection of the eyes transmitted from person to person by bites of Onchocerca volvulus-infected black flies. The microfilariae of Onchocerca are thus deposited beneath the skin. They migrate through various tissues including the eye. Those persons infected have impaired vision and up to 20% are blind. The incidence of eye lesions has been reported to be as high as 30% in Central America and parts of Africa.
Cataract
Visually Impaired Persons
Xerophthalmia
Eye Diseases, Hereditary
Visual Acuity
Clarity or sharpness of OCULAR VISION or the ability of the eye to see fine details. Visual acuity depends on the functions of RETINA, neuronal transmission, and the interpretative ability of the brain. Normal visual acuity is expressed as 20/20 indicating that one can see at 20 feet what should normally be seen at that distance. Visual acuity can also be influenced by brightness, color, and contrast.
Vision Disorders
Visual impairments limiting one or more of the basic functions of the eye: visual acuity, dark adaptation, color vision, or peripheral vision. These may result from EYE DISEASES; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; VISUAL PATHWAY diseases; OCCIPITAL LOBE diseases; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; and other conditions (From Newell, Ophthalmology: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p132).
Glaucoma
An ocular disease, occurring in many forms, having as its primary characteristics an unstable or a sustained increase in the intraocular pressure which the eye cannot withstand without damage to its structure or impairment of its function. The consequences of the increased pressure may be manifested in a variety of symptoms, depending upon type and severity, such as excavation of the optic disk, hardness of the eyeball, corneal anesthesia, reduced visual acuity, seeing of colored halos around lights, disturbed dark adaptation, visual field defects, and headaches. (Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)
Refractive Errors
Vitamin A Deficiency
A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN A in the diet, characterized by NIGHT BLINDNESS and other ocular manifestations such as dryness of the conjunctiva and later of the cornea (XEROPHTHALMIA). Vitamin A deficiency is a very common problem worldwide, particularly in developing countries as a consequence of famine or shortages of vitamin A-rich foods. In the United States it is found among the urban poor, the elderly, alcoholics, and patients with malabsorption. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1179)
Eye Injuries
Macular Degeneration
Prevalence
Color Vision Defects
Defects of color vision are mainly hereditary traits but can be secondary to acquired or developmental abnormalities in the CONES (RETINA). Severity of hereditary defects of color vision depends on the degree of mutation of the ROD OPSINS genes (on X CHROMOSOME and CHROMOSOME 3) that code the photopigments for red, green and blue.
Onchocerca volvulus
Optic Atrophy
Atrophy of the optic disk which may be congenital or acquired. This condition indicates a deficiency in the number of nerve fibers which arise in the RETINA and converge to form the OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC CHIASM; and optic tracts. GLAUCOMA; ISCHEMIA; inflammation, a chronic elevation of intracranial pressure, toxins, optic nerve compression, and inherited conditions (see OPTIC ATROPHIES, HEREDITARY) are relatively common causes of this condition.
Retina
The ten-layered nervous tissue membrane of the eye. It is continuous with the OPTIC NERVE and receives images of external objects and transmits visual impulses to the brain. Its outer surface is in contact with the CHOROID and the inner surface with the VITREOUS BODY. The outer-most layer is pigmented, whereas the inner nine layers are transparent.
Ophthalmology
Corneal Opacity
Diabetic Retinopathy
Retinal Degeneration
A retrogressive pathological change in the retina, focal or generalized, caused by genetic defects, inflammation, trauma, vascular disease, or aging. Degeneration affecting predominantly the macula lutea of the retina is MACULAR DEGENERATION. (Newell, Ophthalmology: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p304)
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Genetic Diseases, X-Linked
Onchocerciasis
Amaurosis Fugax
Age Distribution
Dark Adaptation
Glaucoma, Open-Angle
Aphakia
Leber Congenital Amaurosis
A rare degenerative inherited eye disease that appears at birth or in the first few months of life that results in a loss of vision. Not to be confused with LEBER HEREDITARY OPTIC NEUROPATHY, the disease is thought to be caused by abnormal development of PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS in the RETINA, or by the extremely premature degeneration of retinal cells.
Retinopathy of Prematurity
A bilateral retinopathy occurring in premature infants treated with excessively high concentrations of oxygen, characterized by vascular dilatation, proliferation, and tortuosity, edema, and retinal detachment, with ultimate conversion of the retina into a fibrous mass that can be seen as a dense retrolental membrane. Usually growth of the eye is arrested and may result in microophthalmia, and blindness may occur. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Nigeria
Retinal Rod Photoreceptor Cells
Photosensitive afferent neurons located in the peripheral retina, with their density increases radially away from the FOVEA CENTRALIS. Being much more sensitive to light than the RETINAL CONE CELLS, the rod cells are responsible for twilight vision (at scotopic intensities) as well as peripheral vision, but provide no color discrimination.
Trichiasis
Education, Special
Vision, Ocular
Cartoons as Topic
Sex Distribution
Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate
Pedigree
Vision Screening
Application of tests and examinations to identify visual defects or vision disorders occurring in specific populations, as in school children, the elderly, etc. It is differentiated from VISION TESTS, which are given to evaluate/measure individual visual performance not related to a specific population.
Myopia
A refractive error in which rays of light entering the EYE parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus in front of the RETINA when accommodation (ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR) is relaxed. This results from an overly curved CORNEA or from the eyeball being too long from front to back. It is also called nearsightedness.
Uveitis
Eyeglasses
Rhodopsin
Oman
A sultanate on the southeast coast of the Arabian peninsula. Its capital is Masqat. Before the 16th century it was ruled by independent emirs but was captured and controlled by the Portuguese 1508-1648. In 1741 it was recovered by a descendent of Yemen's imam. After its decline in the 19th century, it became virtually a political and economic dependency within the British Government of India, retaining close ties with Great Britain by treaty from 1939 to 1970 when it achieved autonomy. The name was recorded by Pliny in the 1st century A.D. as Omana, said to be derived from the founder of the state, Oman ben Ibrahim al-Khalil. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p890; Oman Embassy, Washington; Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p391)
Fundus Oculi
Vitamin A
Retinol and derivatives of retinol that play an essential role in metabolic functioning of the retina, the growth of and differentiation of epithelial tissue, the growth of bone, reproduction, and the immune response. Dietary vitamin A is derived from a variety of CAROTENOIDS found in plants. It is enriched in the liver, egg yolks, and the fat component of dairy products.
Tonga
An archipelago in Polynesia in the southwest Pacific Ocean, comprising about 150 islands. It is a kingdom whose capital is Nukualofa. It was discovered by the Dutch in 1616, visited by Tasman in 1643, and by Captain Cook in 1773 and 1777. The modern kingdom was established during the reign of King George Tupou I, 1845-93. It became a British protectorate in 1900 and gained independence in 1970. The name Tonga may be of local origin, meaning either island or holy. Its other name, Friendly Islands, was given by Captain Cook from the welcome given him by the natives. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1219 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p549)
Onchocerca
Health Surveys
Field Dependence-Independence
Sensory perception: supernormal hearing in the blind? (1/1462)
A recent experimental study suggests that blind individuals may compensate for their lack of vision with better-than-normal hearing. This provides support for a view dating back to 18th century philosophers, but the data raise as many problems as they solve. (+info)Histologic analysis of photochemical lesions produced in rhesus retina by short-wave-length light. (2/1462)
The photopathology of retinal lesions produced by extended exposure (1000 sec) to low corneal power levels (62 microW) of blue light (441 nm) was investigated by light microscopy in 20 rhesus eyes over an interval ranging from 1 hr to 90 days after exposure. Results indicate a nonthermal type of photochemical lesion originating in the retinal pigment epithelium and leading to a histological response with hypopigmentation which requires 48 hr to appear. This type of lesion helps to explain solar retinitis and eclipse blindness and has significance for aging and degenerative changes in the retina. (+info)A new X linked neurodegenerative syndrome with mental retardation, blindness, convulsions, spasticity, mild hypomyelination, and early death maps to the pericentromeric region. (3/1462)
We report on a family with an X linked neurodegenerative disorder consisting of mental retardation, blindness, convulsions, spasticity, and early death. Neuropathological examination showed mild hypomyelination. By linkage analysis, the underlying genetic defect could be assigned to the pericentromeric region of the X chromosome with a maximum lod score of 3.30 at theta=0.0 for the DXS1204 locus with DXS337 and PGK1P1 as flanking markers. (+info)Changing trends in barriers to cataract surgery in India. (4/1462)
Cataract is a major cause of blindness in Asia. Efforts in India to provide cataract surgical services have had limited success in reaching the cataract-blind population. Earlier studies identified the major barriers to cataract surgery as poverty, lack of transportation or felt need, or sex related; and the critical barriers in rural areas as lack of awareness, difficult access, and cost. Compared with these earlier data, the results of the present study in Karnataka State indicate a shift in the character of the barriers. They now appear to be more related to case selection and service provision. These shifts are analysed and alternative strategies to increase the uptake to cataract surgery are recommended. (+info)Economic burden of blindness in India. (5/1462)
Economic analysis is one way to determine the allocation of scarce resources for health-care programs. The initial step in this process is to estimate in economic terms the burden of diseases and the benefit from interventions for prevention and treatment of these diseases. In this paper, the direct and indirect economic loss due to blindness in India is calculated on the basis of certain assumptions. The cost of treating cataract blindness in India is estimated at current prices. The economic burden of blindness in India for the year 1997 based on our assumptions is Rs. 159 billion (US$ 4.4 billion), and the cumulative loss over lifetime of the blind is Rs. 2,787 billion (US$ 77.4 billion). Childhood blindness accounts for 28.7% of this lifetime loss. The cost of treating all cases of cataract blindness in India is Rs. 5.3 billion (US$ 0.15 billion). Similar estimates for causes of blindness other than cataract have to be made in order to develop a comprehensive approach to deal with blindness in India. (+info)No effect of pinealectomy on the parallel shift in circadain rhythms of adrenocortical activity and food intake in blinded rats. (6/1462)
Twenty-four-hr patterns of plasma corticosterone levels were determined at 4-hr intervals every 3-4 weeks in sighted and blinded pinealectomized rats of adult age. Through the whole period of the experiment, 24-hr patterns of food intake were also measured weekly. The sighted rats manifested the same 24-hr patterns of plasma corticosterone levels and food intake for 15 weeks after pinealectomy as those observed in the intact control rats. The magnitude of peak levels of plasma corticosterone and the amount of food intake did not differ between the two groups. A phase shift in circadian rhythms of plasma corticosterone levels and food intake was observed in both groups of blinded rats, with and without pinealectomy. Between the two groups, the patterns of phase shift were essentially similar for 10 weeks examined after optic enucleation. The peak elevation of plasma levels took place at 11 p.m. at the end of the 4th week after optic enucleation. Thereafter, 4- to 8-hr delay of peak appearance was observed every 3 weeks. No significant differences were found in peak values between the two groups of blinded rats. Furthermore, the circadian rhythm of food intake shifted in parallel with that of plasma corticosterone levels. A phase reversal of these two activities was observed between the 8th and 10th week after the operation. These results indicate that the pineal gland does not play any important role either in the maintenance of normal circadian periodicities of adrenocortical activity and food intake or in the shift in circadian rhythms of the two activities in the blinded rats. (+info)Elementary visual hallucinations, blindness, and headache in idiopathic occipital epilepsy: differentiation from migraine. (7/1462)
This is a qualitative and chronological analysis of ictal and postictal symptoms, frequency of seizures, family history, response to treatment, and prognosis in nine patients with idiopathic occipital epilepsy and visual seizures. Ictal elementary visual hallucinations are stereotyped for each patient, usually lasting for seconds. They consist of mainly multiple, bright coloured, small circular spots, circles, or balls. Mostly, they appear in a temporal hemifield often moving contralaterally or in the centre where they may be flashing. They may multiply and increase in size in the course of the seizure and may progress to other non-visual occipital seizure symptoms and more rarely to extra-occipital manifestations and convulsions. Blindness occurs usually from the beginning and postictal headache, often indistinguishable from migraine, is common. It is concluded that elementary visual hallucinations in occipital seizures are entirely different from visual aura of migraine when individual elements of colour, shape, size, location, movement, speed of development, duration, and progress are synthesised together. Postictal headache does not show preference for those with a family history of migraine. Most of the patients are misdiagnosed as having migraine with aura, basilar migraine, acephalgic migraine, or migralepsy simply because physicians are not properly informed of differential diagnostic criteria. As a result, treatment may be delayed for years. Response to carbamazepine is excellent and seizures may remit. (+info)Developing a model to reduce blindness in India: The International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye Care. (8/1462)
With the continuing high magnitude of blindness in India, fresh approaches are needed to effectively deal with this burden on society. The International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye Care (ICARE) has been established at the L.V. Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad to develop such an approach. This paper describes how ICARE functions to meet its objective. The three major functions of ICARE are design and implementation of rural eye-care centres, human resource development for eye care, and community eye-health planning. ICARE works with existing eye-care centres, as well as those being planned, in underserved areas of India and other parts of the developing world. The approach being developed by ICARE, along with its partners, to reduce blindness is that of comprehensive eye care with due emphasis on preventive, curative and rehabilitative aspects. This approach involves the community in which blindness is sought to be reduced by understanding how the people perceive eye health and the barriers to eye care, thereby enabling development of strategies to prevent blindness. Emphasis is placed on providing good-quality eye care with attention to reasonable infrastructure and equipment, developing a resource of adequately trained eye-care professionals of all cadres, developing a professional environment satisfactory for patients as well as eye-care providers, and the concept of good management and financial self-sustainability. Community-based rehabilitation of those with incurable blindness is also part of this approach. ICARE plans to work intensively with its partners and develop these concepts further, thereby effectively bringing into practice the concept of comprehensive eye care for the community in underserved parts of India, and later in other parts of the developing world. In addition, ICARE is involved in assessing the current situation regarding the various aspects of blindness through well-designed epidemiologic studies, and projecting the eye-care needs for the future with the help of reliable information. With balanced attention to infrastructure, manpower, financial self-sustenance, and future planning, ICARE intends to develop a practical model to effectively reduce blindness in India on a long-term basis. (+info)
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Glaucoma Blindness at a Tertiary Eye Care Center | North Carolina Medical Journal
A LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS
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Media dis&dat: Blind people will lose £30 per week under new benefit regime, British blindness group says
Halfbakery: Swimming Eye Squid
Community Eye Health Journal » The global initiative - VISION 2020: The Right to Sight. Childhood blindness
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Peru Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness 2011-2012 | GHDx
Expanding Horizons: One Mans Experience With Choices | Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians
New Research: The Number of Older Americans with Visual Impairment or Blindness Is Expected To Double By 2050 - VisionAware
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Face Blindness - Prosopagnosia
Cortical blindness - Wikipedia
Double dissociation in monocular blindness: Enhanced contrast but impaired motion perception | JOV | ARVO Journals
Legal blindness in normal tension glaucoma: a subgroup analysis | IOVS | ARVO Journals
UAB - News Archive - UAB Receives Grant for Blindness Prevention
The Countess of Wessex visits Bangladesh to help combat avoidable blindness | The Royal Family
Diabetic Retinopathy Market Worth $10.08 Billion By 2025 | CAGR 6.3% : Grand View Research, Inc. | Richmond News Now
Diabetic Retinopathy Market Worth $10.08 Billion By 2025 | CAGR 6.3% : Grand View Research, Inc. | Olympia Journal
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Missouri Council of the Blind
Missouri Council of the Blind
Missouri Council of the Blind - Deaf-Blind Committee
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Leber Congenital Amaurosis - Visual Acuity - ALPF Medical Research
Amygdala Activation for Eye Contact Despite Complete Cortical Blindness | Journal of Neuroscience
SARMA: Dialogues on blindness II.
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Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness (JVIB) | American Foundation for the Blind
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National Blindness Professional Certification Board
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World Sight Day Challenge - No More Avoidable Blindness
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Glossary Links
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Congenital blindness
... result in blindness or severe visual impairment that are likely to be permanent blindness later in life. Congenital blindness ... Congenital blindness refers to a group of diseases and conditions occurring in childhood or early adolescence of below 16 years ... For pregnant women from family with history of congenital blindness will be closely monitor and need to carry out genetic test ... "Genetic Eye Disorders & Blindness Causes , Cleveland Clinic: Health Library". Cleveland Clinic. Retrieved 2019-04-14. Yorston, ...
Repetition blindness
... is the failure to recognize a second happening of a visual display. The two displays are shown ... Repetition blindness (RB) is a phenomenon observed in rapid serial visual presentation. People are sometimes poor at ... This task is known as the rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP). Repetition blindness is present if missing the second word ... However, Whittlesea and colleagues have argued that repetition blindness arises from a failure to properly reconstruct the list ...
Plant blindness
Several concerns exist regarding the potential effects of plant blindness. Most notably, plant blindness may lead to less ... may also cultivate plant blindness. Plant blindness is also partially attributed to increased urbanization, which has led to ... Plant blindness is an informally-proposed form of cognitive bias, which in its broadest meaning, is a human tendency to ignore ... Plant blindness is also thought to have led to a deficit in plant science research and education. Plant science research has ...
Flash blindness
While it is caused by bright light similar to flash blindness, the welder's arc lasts for much longer than flash blindness and ... It is unclear whether pain is directly associated with flash blindness.[citation needed] Reaction to flash blindness can be ... Flash blindness may also occur in everyday life. For example, the subject of a flash photograph can be temporarily flash ... Flash blindness is caused by bleaching (oversaturation) of the retinal pigment. As the pigment returns to normal, so too does ...
Change blindness
Examples of change blindness Ten demos of change blindness at the University of British Columbia (requires QuickTime) Demos at ... In addition to change blindness induced by changes in visual images, change blindness also exists for the other senses: Change ... This development in change blindness research was able to show the effects of change blindness in more realistic settings. ... The phenomenon of change blindness has practical implications in the following areas: Research in change blindness has ...
Childhood blindness
... is an important contribution to the national prevalence of the disability of blindness. Blindness in ...
Banner blindness
"How to combat banner blindness in digital advertising". Marketing Tech News. Retrieved 2016-11-07. "Banner Blindness, ... The term banner blindness was coined in 1998 as a result of website usability tests where a majority of the test subjects ... Banner blindness is a phenomenon in web usability where visitors to a website consciously or unconsciously ignore banner-like ... A broader term covering all forms of advertising is ad blindness, and the mass of banners that people ignore is called banner ...
Temporary blindness
... or fleeting blindness Conversion disorder, formerly called hysterical blindness Flash blindness, caused by exposure to high- ... Blindness (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Temporary blindness. If an ... Temporary blindness, a type of non-permanent vision loss, may refer to: Amaurosis fugax, ...
Willful blindness
... or Wilful blindness is sometimes called ignorance of law,: 761 willful ignorance, contrived ignorance, ... Willful blindness is a term used in law to describe a situation in which a person seeks to avoid civil or criminal liability ... The court held that this was willful blindness on the defendant's part and would not constitute a defense to a claim of ... Willful blindness per the IRS IRM Manual (Articles with short description, Short description matches Wikidata, Articles needing ...
Color blindness
Red-green color blindness is the most common form, followed by blue-yellow color blindness and total color blindness. Red-green ... Screening for color blindness is typically done with the Ishihara color test. There is no cure for color blindness. Diagnosis ... Non-color-blind females can carry genes for color blindness and pass them on to their children. Color blindness can also result ... Total color blindness (monochromacy) is much less common than partial color blindness. Partial colorblindness includes ...
Blindness (novel)
Blindness was adapted into a film of the same name in 2008. Blindness is the story of an unexplained mass epidemic of blindness ... Blindness (Portuguese: Ensaio sobre a cegueira, meaning Essay on Blindness) is a 1995 novel by the Portuguese author José ... "Blindness Characters". GradeSaver. Chang, Justin (2008-05-14). "Blindness Movie Review". Variety. Retrieved 2008-05-14. "Patti ... BLINDNESS was adapted by Simon Stephens and directed by Walter Meierjohann. Juliet Stevenson voiced the Doctor's Wife. Novels ...
Blindness (disambiguation)
Look up blindness in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Blindness is a visual condition. Blindness may also refer to: Blindness ( ... "Blindness", a song by Metric from the 2009 album Fantasies Blindness Records List of blindness effects Mind-blindness, a ... a 1926 novel by English author Henry Green Blindness (2008 film), a 2008 film adaptation of the 1995 novel Blindness (2016 film ... All pages with titles containing blindness This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Blindness. If an ...
Cortical blindness
... can be acquired or congenital, and may also be transient in certain instances. Acquired cortical blindness ... Fundoscopy should be normal in cases of cortical blindness. Cortical blindness can be associated with visual hallucinations, ... in which vision in the fovea is spared from the blindness. The most common cause of cortical blindness is ischemia (oxygen ... The prognosis of a patient with acquired cortical blindness depends largely on the original cause of the blindness. For ...
Mind-blindness
... , mindblindness or mind blindness is a theory initially developed in 1990 that explains autistic people as having ... mind-blindness has been generally rejected by the scientific community. Mind-blindness is defined as a state where the ToM has ... Mind-blindness, a lack of ToM, was later theorised to be equivalent to a lack of empathy, although research published a year ... Mind-blindness in autistic people, in the theory considered a lack of ToM, implies being unable to predict behavior and ...
Sweet Blindness
The 5th Dimension, "Sweet Blindness" single release Retrieved January 17, 2015. The 5th Dimension, "Sweet Blindness" Chart ... "Sweet Blindness" is a song written by Laura Nyro, released in 1968, and included on her Eli and the Thirteenth Confession. The ... Outside the US, "Sweet Blindness" went to #15 in Canada and #19 in Australia. Holly Cole released a version of the song on the ...
Love's Blindness
... at IMDb allmovie/synopsis: Love's Blindness v t e (Articles with short description, Short ... Love's Blindness is a 1926 silent film directed by John Francis Dillon. The film stars Pauline Starke, Antonio Moreno, and ... De Jainon Ned Sparks - Valet Listing of incomplete MGM films at Nitrateville Love's Blindness at silentera.com database The ...
Moral blindness
... , also known as ethical blindness, is defined as a person's temporary inability to see the ethical aspect of a ... Larsen, Rasmus Rosenberg (2020-09-01). "Psychopathy as moral blindness: a qualifying exploration of the blindness-analogy in ... Moral blindness has been studied and applied in a range of domains beyond war crimes, politics, and administration. A major ... Moral blindness has been identified as being a concern in areas such as business organisation and legal systems. Moral ...
Hysterical Blindness
... is an outmoded term for a condition now designated as a form of conversion disorder. Hysterical Blindness ... "Hysterical Blindness" (Heroes), an episode of the TV show Heroes This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the ... title Hysterical Blindness. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ... may also refer to: Hysterical Blindness (film), an HBO movie from 2002 starring Gena Rowlands, Uma Thurman and Juliette Lewis " ...
Foundation Fighting Blindness
... often lead to severe vision loss or complete blindness. The Foundation Fighting Blindness was founded as the National Retinitis ... Race to Cure Blindness is a fundraising program where participants utilize any marathon, triathlon, bike race, or other racing ... The Foundation Fighting Blindness hosts approximately 10 annual Dining in the Dark fundraising events in various cities around ... The Foundation Fighting Blindness currently funds more than 120 grants, including the modules of 14 Centers. The research ...
Notes on Blindness
... - official site Notes on Blindness at BBC Online Notes on Blindness at IMDb v t e (Use British English from ... Notes on Blindness is a 2016 British documentary film directed by Peter Middleton and James Spinney. The film profiles writer ... Robey, Tim (30 June 2016). "Notes on Blindness is one of the most eye-opening documentaries you'll see all year - review". The ... An Experience of Blindness in 1990. The film won the British Independent Film Award for Best Documentary and received ...
Blindness (2008 film)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Blindness (film). Blindness at IMDb Blindness at AllMovie Blindness at Box Office Mojo ... "BLINDNESS"!". "Blindness (2008) Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 22, 2020. "Blindness (2008)". Rotten ... Blindness is a 2008 English-language thriller film about a society that suffers an epidemic of blindness. The film is an ... dead link]"Blindness Protests". The Associated Press. 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2008-10-01. "Author decries Blindness protests as ...
Blindness in animals
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Victory Over Blindness
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River blindness37
- It is also called river blindness because the fly that transmits infection breeds in rapidly flowing streams, mostly near remote rural villages, and the disease that is caused by O. volvulus following repeated bites from infected blackflies can lead to blindness. (cdc.gov)
- Hence, the alternative name- river blindness -for the condition. (encyclopedia.com)
- The threat of river blindness led to mass migration of people in West Africa away from areas infested with the black fly . (encyclopedia.com)
- Fortunately, the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin can be used to treat river blindness. (encyclopedia.com)
- Mass treatment programs have decreased the burden of river blindness in recent years. (encyclopedia.com)
- River blindness, known clinically as oncocerciasis, is caused by a tiny parasitic worm called Onchocerca volvulus . (encyclopedia.com)
- River blindness does not always cause any symptoms. (encyclopedia.com)
- Transmission of river blindness occurs when someone is bitten by an infected black fly. (encyclopedia.com)
- Unlike malaria, which can be transmitted by just a single mosquito bite, it usually takes several black fly bites to transmit river blindness. (encyclopedia.com)
- River blindness is the second leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide. (encyclopedia.com)
- According to the World Health Organization (WHO), around 120 million people worldwide are at risk of river blindness. (encyclopedia.com)
- In Africa, 30 countries in equatorial West, Central, and East Africa are affected by river blindness-areas where there are the fast-running rivers and streams frequented by Simulium black flies. (encyclopedia.com)
- Because infection with river blindness normally requires several bites, it is the populations of these countries, rather than visitors, who are most affected. (encyclopedia.com)
- There are no vaccines against river blindness. (encyclopedia.com)
- Insecticides can help control black flies in areas where river blindness is a problem. (encyclopedia.com)
- River blindness has therefore proved a severe obstacle to socioeconomic development in many African countries. (encyclopedia.com)
- River blindness affects 37 million people worldwide and is focused specifically in sub-Saharan Africa, Central and South America and Yemen. (chromatographyonline.com)
- BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA… Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter today congratulated President Juan Manuel Santos and the people of Colombia for becoming the first of six countries in the Americas to eliminate river blindness. (cartercenter.org)
- River blindness, also known as onchocerciasis, is a parasitic disease that can cause intense itching, eyesight damage, and irreversible blindness. (cartercenter.org)
- River blindness is transmitted by small black flies that breed in rapidly flowing rivers. (cartercenter.org)
- Colombia Minister of Health and Social Protection Dr. Alejandro Gaviria Uribe, President Carter, and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter were joined at the ceremony by representatives of the Colombia government, the Carter Center's River Blindness Elimination Program and the Carter Center's OEPA, Colombia's National Institute of Health, and partners including the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Merck/MSD, the Lions Clubs International Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. (cartercenter.org)
- Colombia is the first country in the Americas to eliminate river blindness and is the first country in the world to apply for and be granted verification of elimination of river blindness by the World Health Organization (WHO). (cartercenter.org)
- Colombia, together with its partners OEPA and PAHO, which is a regional body of the WHO, eliminated river blindness using a strategy of twice per year community-wide administration of the medicine ivermectin (Mectizan®, donated by Merck) to all people in the afflicted area. (cartercenter.org)
- Community leaders and promoters in the formerly river blindness endemic area known as López de Micay played a critical role in success of the program. (cartercenter.org)
- Together, the community encouraged local participation in river blindness prevention events and activities and disseminated health information. (cartercenter.org)
- The Colombia river blindness program did more than just rid the country of a horrible disease. (cartercenter.org)
- The river blindness elimination program ended a disease and created hope," said Alba Lucia Morales, health education adviser with the Center's OEPA and a Colombian national who has observed development in the formerly endemic area over nearly two decades. (cartercenter.org)
- Since 1996, the Carter Center's peace and health programs have partnered with the Colombian people to improve health and prevent and resolve conflicts by hosting dialogue forums to reduce tensions between neighboring countries, awarding local journalism fellowships to reduce the stigma of mental illness, and breaking the cycle of transmission for river blindness. (cartercenter.org)
- Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, is the world's third-leading infectious cause of blindness. (europa.eu)
- According to the researchers, combination therapy with ivermectin for selected indications, not mass treatment, will deliver a short-term impact while providing a framework for the longer term vision of integrated chemotherapy-vaccine control of river blindness. (europa.eu)
- The researchers and medical experts have been trying to tackle river blindness in Cameroon and sub-Saharan Africa for more than two decades. (europa.eu)
- SCOOTT member Dr Nicholas Tendongfor of the Research Foundation in Tropical Diseases and Environment in Cameroon has confirmed an 80% drop in river blindness cases in areas where doxycycline has been administered, with the cure duration being 42 days for a patient. (europa.eu)
- River blindness is caused by a parasitical worm, Onchocerca volvulus. (europa.eu)
- Latest data show that river blindness affects around 18 million people in Africa and South America, and experts say that if people are infected at birth, it is common for them to become blind by the time they reach their 40s. (europa.eu)
- A three-day meeting of the WHO African Program for Onchocerciasis (River blindness) Control (WHO/APOC) opened in Abuja, Nigeria, on Tuesday, PANA/Afrique en ligne reports (12/8). (kff.org)
- With five years to the projected attainment of the MDGs by 2015, the JAF session in Nigeria presents health Ministers with an opportunity to chart a way forward towards the elimination of river blindness as one of the Neglected Tropical Diseases, which cause reduction in agricultural productivity, exacerbate poverty and impede development. (kff.org)
- Danjuma "urged Nigeria, which has [approximately] one-third of the total number of people at risk of river blindness in Africa, to donate handsomely towards … the elimination of the disease from Africa," the news service writes (12/8). (kff.org)
Lead to blindness5
- The microfiliae have been found in all parts of the eye except the lens and, when they die, they cause toxic effects, such as inflammation and bleeding, which can ultimately lead to blindness. (encyclopedia.com)
- Not only can destruction of the eye be harmful, but infection that sets into the open wound can also lead to blindness. (vetinfo.com)
- A detached retina is a medical emergency that can lead to blindness if it's not promptly surgically repaired. (allaboutvision.com)
- While some symptoms aren't a definite sign of retinal detachment when experienced in isolation (such as blurred vision or floaters), it's wise to have an eye doctor assess the health of your retinas to avoid a possible retinal detachment that could lead to blindness in the future. (allaboutvision.com)
- This genetic condition will always lead to blindness, but your dog can still live happily. (pethealthnetwork.com)
Prevent Blindness4
- An annual dose, for two years, should clear the infection and relieve dermatitis as well as prevent blindness. (encyclopedia.com)
- This research, titled "Mining Retrospective Data for Virtual Prospective Drug Repurposing: L-DOPA and Age-related Macular Degeneration," was supported by National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Human Genome Research Institute, Research to Prevent Blindness, Bright Focus Foundation, The Edward N. & Della L. Thome Memorial Foundation, Wisconsin Genomics Initiative, National Eye Institute, Marshfield Clinic and University of Arizona. (eurekalert.org)
- You're seeing all 1 job at Prevent Blindness North Carolina because we can't find any available jobs at Prevent Blindness North Carolina close to Ashburn, VA at the moment. (indeed.com)
- Prompt retinal laser therapy may prevent blindness in the later stages, so regular screening is vital. (medscape.com)
Onchocerciasis5
- Onchocerciasis is the second leading infectious cause of blindness and can cause debilitating and disfiguring skin disease. (cdc.gov)
- These programs are based on control of the blackfly population and/or mass administration to affected communities of an oral drug called ivermectin (Mectizan™), that is donated by Merck & Co., Inc. As a result of these programs, millions of people are at greatly reduced risk of debilitating itching, disfigurement, and blindness caused by onchocerciasis. (cdc.gov)
- In 1975, the Twenty-Eighth World Health Assembly, in a resolution on the prevention of blindness, requested the Director General of the World Health Organization 'to encourage member countries to develop national programmes for the prevention of blindness, especially aimed at the control of trachoma, xerophthalmia, onchocerciasis, and other causes, and to introduce adequate measures for the early detection and treatment for other potentially blinding conditions such as cataract and glaucoma. (cdc.gov)
- Chronic ocular onchocerciasis may lead to sclerosing keratitis and iridocyclitis, and finally to blindness. (medscape.com)
- Despite these efforts, onchocerciasis remains the second leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. (medscape.com)
Avoidable7
- In planning and implementing control programs, consideration must be given to the simultaneous introduction of other specific measures for dealing with all causes of avoidable blindness. (cdc.gov)
- In order to overcome this issue, WHO is working closely with Member States and partners to eliminate avoidable causes of blindness by developing and implementing the national comprehensive eye care under the global initiative of VISION 2020. (who.int)
- Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable Blindness, also known as "Vision 2020: The Right to Sight", launched in partnership with the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, is an opportunity and appropriate response to the challenges posed by blindness. (who.int)
- Vision 2020: The Right to Sight" is a global initiative that aims to eliminate avoidable blindness by the year 2020. (who.int)
- The present strategy proposes specific interventions as part of the Vision 2020 Initiative for preventing and eliminating avoidable blindness in the African Region. (who.int)
- To estimate the prevalence and causes of blindness in Chiapas, Mexico, and to assess the feasibility of using the Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness framework to estimate diabetic retinopathy (DR) prevalence. (nih.gov)
- Eye Care America's mission is to reduce avoidable blindness and severe visual impairment by raising awareness about eye disease and care, providing free eye health educational materials and facilitating access to medical eye care. (fldoe.org)
Face blindness12
- Face blindness refers to a disorder within the brain that causes the inability to recognize faces. (medicinenet.com)
- Medically, face blindness is known as prosopagnosia . (medicinenet.com)
- Stroke , degenerative brain diseases, or trauma to the brain may all be causes of face blindness. (medicinenet.com)
- Face blindness (prosopagnosia) is a condition that causes the inability to recognize faces. (medicinenet.com)
- Face blindness may be caused by. (medicinenet.com)
- This spring, I found out that I have a rare neurological disorder known as prosopagnosia, or face blindness. (washingtonpost.com)
- I first learned about face blindness in 2010, when I read an article by Oliver Sacks in the New Yorker. (washingtonpost.com)
- People with prosopagnosia, also known as face blindness, are unable to recognize faces, including those of friends and even close family members - and in some cases one's own face. (cbsnews.com)
- Now, new research published in Cortex, links it to face blindness - or prosopagnosia -- the inability to recognize faces. (medscape.com)
- It isn't known how many people have face blindness. (medscape.com)
- Face blindness may be one of them. (medscape.com)
- Cite this: Study Says Long COVID May Cause Face Blindness - Medscape - Mar 15, 2023. (medscape.com)
Glaucoma6
- The main cause of blindness is cataract, followed by glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, refractive errors, trachoma and childhood blindness. (who.int)
- Conditions such as glaucoma, high blood pressure and tumors are the leading causes of blindness in cats. (vetinfo.com)
- Glaucoma is the most common cause of blindness in cats. (vetinfo.com)
- The leading causes of chronic blindness include cataract, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, corneal opacities, diabetic retinopathy, trachoma, and eye conditions in children (e.g. caused by vitamin A deficiency). (who.int)
- Secondary NVG, the major cause of which is iCRVO, is a very aggressive, rare form of glaucoma, responsible for 3.9 % of glaucoma cases, but contributing disproportionately to blindness from all eye diseases. (europa.eu)
- Glaucoma in general is more than a single disease entity: it is a group of conditions characterized by progressive optic nerve degeneration (detectable by pathological cupping of the optic disc) and loss of visual function, ultimately resulting in total blindness. (europa.eu)
Preventable blindness2
- The need for blindness prevention has led to a renewed interest in trachoma and associated infections, which are still the most important causes of preventable blindness in the world. (cdc.gov)
- An operating room on a jet might sound like something straight out of a movie, but it's actually how Rudolph Wagner, a clinical professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, travels the world to fight preventable blindness. (rutgers.edu)
Foundation Fighting6
- For more information, please visit: https://give.fightingblindness.org/event/michigan-visionwalk-2022/e348802 *The urgent mission of the Foundation Fighting Blindness is to drive the research that will provide preventions, treatments and cures of people affected by retinitis pigmentosa (RP), macular degeneration, Usher Syndrome, and the entire spectrum of retinal degenerative diseases. (volunteermatch.org)
- Volunteer at Winter Wonderland with Foundation Fighting Blindness! (volunteermatch.org)
- On Thursday, December 22nd, the Foundation Fighting Blindness has been invited to assist with the Winter Wonderland event at Tilles Park. (volunteermatch.org)
- But if you or a loved one has been recently diagnosed with an inherited retinal disease or age-related macular degeneration (AMD), getting connected to the Foundation Fighting Blindness is a great way to get educated, better manage your condition, and find support. (fightingblindness.org)
- The urgent mission of the Foundation Fighting Blindness is to drive the research that will provide preventions, treatments and cures for people affected by retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, Usher syndrome and the entire spectrum of retinal degenerative diseases. (fightingblindness.org)
- The Foundation Fighting Blindness meets all 20 Better Business Bureau Charity Standards. (fightingblindness.org)
Symptoms1
- Learn the symptoms of blindness and what you can do about it. (pethealthnetwork.com)
Macular degeneration4
- MARSHFIELD - A drug already used safely to treat Parkinson's disease, restless leg syndrome and other movement disorders also could delay or prevent the most common cause of blindness affecting more than 9 million older Americans - age-related macular degeneration (AMD). (eurekalert.org)
- macular degeneration (18.0%) and eyeball atrophy (11.4%) were the second and third leading causes of blindness , respectively. (bvsalud.org)
- June 15, 2009) - A team of researchers led by Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati at the University of Kentucky has discovered a biological marker for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in older adults. (eurekalert.org)
- Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in older adults in the industrialized world, affecting some 10-12 million people in the United States - more than all cancers combined and about twice as many as Alzheimer's disease. (eurekalert.org)
20231
- The University of South Dakota is offering four professional development courses with a concentration in deaf-blindness and high intensity needs for 2023. (nationaldb.org)
Trachoma3
- Trachoma can be controlled, and blindness and visual loss can be prevented by appropriate application of relatively simple and inexpensive measures. (cdc.gov)
- Trachoma-control programs must be aimed primarily at those severely affected communities where the disease leads to blindness. (cdc.gov)
- In view of these developments and the importance of trachoma control in the prevention of blindness, a revised guide to trachoma control has been prepared (1). (cdc.gov)
Total color blindness3
- [2] People with total color blindness (achromatopsia) may also be uncomfortable in bright environments [2] and have decreased visual acuity . (wikipedia.org)
- Red-green color blindness is the most common form, followed by blue-yellow color blindness and total color blindness. (wikipedia.org)
- If none of the three primary colors can be distinguished, it is called total color blindness. (myopiacurenatural.com)
20201
- Il s'agissait d'une étude rétrospective descriptive d'une durée de 2 ans 3 mois allant du 1er janvier 2018 au 31 Mars 2020 portant sur 80 dossiers de malades porteurs d'hémopathies malignes et prise en charge dans le centre. (bvsalud.org)
Cortical blindness1
- 3 = Bilateral hemianopia (blind including cortical blindness) stimulation is performed at this point. (medscape.com)
Inattentional blindness12
- Inattentional blindness (also called perceptual blindness) is the failure to notice something that is completely visible because of a lack of attention. (simplypsychology.org)
- Consequences of inattentional blindness in the real world may include automobile collisions, aircraft accidents and material threats to the safety of police officers during vehicle stops. (simplypsychology.org)
- What Is Inattentional Blindness? (simplypsychology.org)
- Inattentional blindness occurs when one fails to notice a readily visible yet unexpected visual stimulus in one's sight (Simons & Chabris, 1999). (simplypsychology.org)
- It is important to note that inattentional blindness is distinct from other drawbacks of visual recognition such as attentional blink, repetition blindness, visual masking and change blindness (Driver, 1998). (simplypsychology.org)
- What fundamentally distinguishes inattentional blindness from the aforementioned phenomena is the unforeseen character of the optic stimulus which escapes the observer's attention. (simplypsychology.org)
- Their book titled "Inattentional Blindness," sought to detail the phenomenon employing various procedures. (simplypsychology.org)
- Following are some instances of inattentional blindness from everyday life. (simplypsychology.org)
- Probably the most famous study on inattentional blindness, also known as the "Invisible Gorilla Test," was carried out by Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris (Simons & Chabris, 1999). (simplypsychology.org)
- In a similar experiment, researchers tested inattentional blindness by asking participants to observe images moving across a computer screen. (simplypsychology.org)
- The experimental studies on preconscious perception have a link with the cognitive studies on inattentional blindness. (bvsalud.org)
- The studies on inattentional blindness are based on Neisser s research about selective looking and deal with the phenomenon of temporary perceptive annulment of certain objects by lacking of attention. (bvsalud.org)
Ocular3
- and ocular lesions, which can progress to visual loss and blindness. (cdc.gov)
- In the 70 s the experimental studies on conscious perception described the change blindness effect due to ocular movement. (bvsalud.org)
- Patients with ocular trauma, bandages, pre-existing blindness or other 2 = Forced deviation, or total gaze paresis not overcome by the disorder of visual acuity or fields should be tested with reflexive oculocephalic maneuver. (medscape.com)
Motion induced b3
- Motion-Induced Blindness plus 105 other Visual Phenomena & Optical Illusions. (metafilter.com)
- Check out this motion-induced blindness and these FPPs that also link to michaelbach.de. (metafilter.com)
- The motion induced blindness one is a little weird for me - First just one dot disappears than BAM! (metafilter.com)
Cases of blindness1
- There are nearly 18 million actual cases of the disease, with about 270,000 cases of blindness and 6.5 million cases of severe itching and dermatitis resulting. (encyclopedia.com)
Prevention of Blindness2
Retinal detachment2
- Learn more about retinal detachment and blindness below, including how long it takes after retinal detachment for blindness to set in and if surgery can restore vision that was lost. (allaboutvision.com)
- How long before retinal detachment causes blindness? (allaboutvision.com)
Deaf-blindness2
- This page provides information about opportunities in the United States for teachers and related service providers to learn about deaf-blindness and instructional practices for children and youth who are deaf-blind. (nationaldb.org)
- The National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness provides a library which includes publications and articles related to deafblindness, as well as local, state, and national listings of trainings, conferences, and events. (washington.edu)
Spiritual blindness1
- What is spiritual blindness? (gotquestions.org)
Julianne Moore1
- Or so says the president of the National Federation of the Blind, who sat in on a recent screening of the Julianne Moore/Mark Ruffalo film Blindness with a few sighted allies, only to emerge outraged over the depiction of townspeople reduced to madness and violence when struck by a blindness epidemic. (gawker.com)
Achromatopsia1
- People who have severe color blindness, better known as Achromatopsia, cannot see any colors. (iristech.co)
Genetic3
- [2] It is most commonly caused by a genetic disorder called congenital red-green color blindness . (wikipedia.org)
- Most of the time, color blindness is genetic. (medlineplus.gov)
- Blindness can be genetic (or inherited), which means that this problem gets passed down to a kid from parents through genes . (kidshealth.org)
Severe6
- Although patients with myopia do not usually suffer from visual disturbance with the aid of glasses or contact lenses, when the degree of myopia becomes severe and worsens to the stage of "high myopia", complications can occur, leading to reduced vision or blindness. (nature.com)
- Furthermore, eyeborg is a device which is helpful for people with severe color blindness. (iristech.co)
- A cross-sectional study of moderate or severe visual impairment and blindness in residents with type 2 diabetes living in Xinjing Town, Shanghai]. (bvsalud.org)
- To investigate the prevalence , underlying causes and risk factors of moderate or severe visual impairment and blindness in a population with type 2 diabetes in Xinjing Town, Shanghai, China . (bvsalud.org)
- Binary logistic regression analysis was used to determine the related factors of blindness and moderate or severe visual impairment . (bvsalud.org)
- The prevalences of moderate or severe visual impairment and blindness in our population with type 2 diabetes were high. (bvsalud.org)
Occurs2
- Blindness usually occurs in people with intense infection. (encyclopedia.com)
- The disease attacks the macula of the eye, where the sharpest central vision occurs, causing central blindness. (eurekalert.org)
Unilateral1
- If there is unilateral ______ blindness or enucleation, visual fields in the remaining eye are scored. (medscape.com)
Congenital2
- For the disorder that causes most forms of color blindness, see Congenital red-green color blindness . (wikipedia.org)
- therefore, scholars at home and abroad now believe that the previous statistical prevalence rate of congenital color blindness of 5.87% is inaccurate, the real congenital color blindness is only 3 / 10000, and most of the rest are color weakness. (myopiacurenatural.com)
Curable1
- In recent years, preventable and easily curable blindness has been recognized as a combatible public health problem. (cdc.gov)
Color vision def1
- Color blindness or color vision deficiency ( CVD ) is the decreased ability to see color or differences in color . (wikipedia.org)
People12
- [2] In certain countries, color blindness may make people ineligible for certain jobs, [1] such as those of aircraft pilots , train drivers , crane operators, and people in the armed forces . (wikipedia.org)
- The colors that are confused are very consistent among people with the same type of color blindness. (wikipedia.org)
- Color blindness is a heredity situation and majority of people have it by birth. (iristech.co)
- Color blindness , also known as color vision problem or color deficiency is a medical issue that makes it hard for some people to see some certain colors. (iristech.co)
- People who suffer from red-green color blindness can get specific glasses or contact lenses which are specifically designed for people with color vision problem. (iristech.co)
- The color blindness glasses basically work by working with certain wavelengths of light to aid people to differentiate between red and green. (iristech.co)
- The advancements are definitely amazing and are bringing some great solutions for people with color blindness. (iristech.co)
- Vision is one such amazing research that has come to life and is now able to help a lot of people in detecting their color blindness issue from the ease of their home. (iristech.co)
- Vision is a remarkable research that has come to life and is making life super easy for all the people who don't have a color blindness treatment or test within their premises. (iristech.co)
- It is not an impossible thing to attain but the researchers are trying their best to help people who have color blindness since the start. (iristech.co)
- Theroux is written an incredibly witty, sensual novel about blindness, hubris, trespassing over borders and transgressions against the people. (blogspot.com)
- If a primary color cannot be recognized, it is called "dichroism" in medicine, that is, what people call color blindness. (myopiacurenatural.com)
Diabetic retinopathy1
- Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a condition that damages the blood vessels at the back of the eye, potentially causing blindness. (newswise.com)
Visual4
- Blindness and visual impairment remain a public health problem in many Member States in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. (who.int)
- Visual impairment refers to low vision and blindness which correspond to partial or total loss of sight as measured by a standard scale.1 Blindness is preventable or treatable in 75% of cases. (who.int)
- Short stories and links to positive approaches to the successful adjustment to blindness or visual impairment. (washington.edu)
- The paper is called Sight and blindness in the same person: gating in the visual system , authored by German psychologists Hans Strasburger and Bruno Waldvogel. (discovermagazine.com)
Clinically1
- Clinically, it is mainly red blindness and green blindness. (myopiacurenatural.com)
Irreversible2
- However, if the condition has gone untreated for too long, it's likely that there is permanent damage to the structures of the eye and blindness is irreversible. (vetinfo.com)
- If the tumors have caused permanent damage to the structures of the eye or the nerves in the brain, blindness may be irreversible. (vetinfo.com)
Vision9
- Furthermore, we evaluated associations between the discovered gene and myopic maculopathy grade using only highly myopic eyes to confirm that the identified gene contributed to the development of myopic maculopathy and subsequent low vision and blindness in highly myopic eyes. (nature.com)
- The most common color vision problem is the red-green color blindness. (iristech.co)
- As there is no "permanent" solution to color blindness, one has to adopt some ways to live with the poor color vision. (iristech.co)
- However, the color blindness glasses don't work or everyone who has a red and green color vision issue. (iristech.co)
- DCI operates its Blindness Prevention Program with the objective of preventing and treating vision loss among underprivileged children and their families. (distressedchildren.org)
- 3、 Color vision corrector: it includes color blindness correction chart and color blindness correction attached mirror (not ordinary color blindness mirror). (myopiacurenatural.com)
- Are you or a loved one seeking disability for blindness or vision loss? (justicecounts.com)
- Social Security disability benefits for blindness or vision loss may be available. (justicecounts.com)
- Disability for Blindness and Vision Loss: Brief Background The terms "blindness," "legally blind" and "vision impaired" refer to a broad range of conditions ranging from. (justicecounts.com)
Inability1
- Blindness is the inability to see. (who.int)