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Global Uncorrected Refractive Error and Presbyopia: the Size of the Problem

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Post published:March 10, 2024
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Uncorrected refractive error is often ignored in the realm of global health priorities, yet its substantial impact on the economic and personal wellbeing of individuals and societies worldwide is undeniable. Myopia (shortsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), and astigmatism, grouped together under the term ‘refractive error’, cause blurred distance and/or near vision, and presbyopia (age-related loss of accommodation) causes blurred near vision.

Machine Learning Sees into the Future to Prevent Sight Loss in Humans

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Post published:February 21, 2024
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In a study recently published in JAMA Ophthalmology, researchers from the Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) developed a machine-learning model that works well for predicting -- and visualizing -- the…

Video-to-Sound Tech Allows Blind People to Recognize Faces

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Post published:January 14, 2024
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Sensory substitution devices translated basic faces and other shapes into auditory waveforms that blind and sighted subjects were trained to recognize. By Loz BlainNeuroscientists have shown that blind people recognize basic…

“Hope in Sight” for Better Eye Care

Post author:Armi Menorca
Post published:September 27, 2020
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6 Inventions That Take Vision and Hearing Care to the Next Level

Post author:Armi Menorca
Post published:December 24, 2019
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Before we plunge into 2020, let’s refresh our memories on the ingenious devices and inventions in vision and hearing care that have grabbed the limelight in 2019.

Focusing on World Sight Day 2019

Post author:Armi Menorca
Post published:October 10, 2019
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World Sight Day (WSD), co-ordinated by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), is an international day of awareness, held annually on the second Thursday of October to focus attention on the global issue of avoidable blindness and visual impairment. This year World Sight Day falls on 10 October 2019.

A day in the life of a blind girl

Post author:Armi Menorca
Post published:July 8, 2019
Post category:Eye Health Matters Eyecare Wellness Women's Health
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Guest Post by Holly, Life of a blind girl

Just like sighted people, blind people’s lives are completely different. No one’s lives are exactly the same regardless of whether you have a disability or not.

So what does a day in my life look like?

I wake up to an alarm on my phone, as for me, that’s the most accessible way of doing it. I try not to snooze my alarm (more…)

A look into women’s eye health

Post author:Armi Menorca
Post published:April 23, 2019
Post category:Eyecare Health Research and Studies Wellness
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Women of all walks of life experience vision challenges in their daily lives and routines. Whether at home or at the workplace, women face various environmental factors that affect their eyesight. (more…)

2018 ISGEO Congress to be held in Hyderabad, India

Post author:Armi Menorca
Post published:June 11, 2018
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The 2018 ISGEO Congress will be held on 11-12 September 2018, in Hyderabad, India. This will take place a few days before the IAPB Council of Members which is being held in Hyderabad from 15-16 September. (more…)

Drinking hot tea every day linked to lower glaucoma risk

Post author:Armi Menorca
Post published:December 18, 2017
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Glaucoma causes fluid pressure to build up inside the eye (intraocular pressure), damaging the optic nerve. It is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide, and currently affects 57.5 million people, and is expected to increase to 65.5 million by 2020.
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