An additional 16.4 million people are projected to have vision problems due to uncorrected refractive errors. The study included data on adults aged 40 years and older, taken from 6 major ...

About 12 million Americans over the age of 40 are blind or visually impaired, according to the CDC. Because of the variety of visual impairments that exist, it’s difficult to generalize about the ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Results from an evaluation of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 as well as literature searches through January 2012 indicate that the number of people blind or visually impaired ...

Blindness is the most feared disability. With the youngest of the baby boomers hitting 65 by 2029, the number of people with visual impairment or blindness in the United States is expected to double ...

The number of people with visual impairment or blindness in the United States is expected to double to more than 8 million by 2050, according to projections based on the most recent census data.

October marks the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired's 89th birthday. Since the organizations start, they have ...

COLMAR — Over 100 local hockey enthusiasts skated for a good cause at Philadelphia Blind Hockey’s second annual Blindness Awareness Showcase. Held at Hatfield Ice in Colmar, the fundraising event ...

CHILLICOTHE – The Chillicothe VA Medical Center offers Blind Rehabilitation Service (BRS) to veterans through the Visual Impairment Services Team (VIST). The mission of BRS is to assist eligible ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Both mild and moderate to heavy alcohol consumption were associated with increased risk for visual impairment ...

Purpose To assess the prevalence of visual impairment and the underlying causes in a population of people with diabetes. Method A population-based study of a defined population of people with diabetes ...