Aging plays a significant role in the development of conditions that can lead to blindness. However, most of these can be prevented or delayed.
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10 years after official end of the Ebola pandemic, very few people know that survivors have struggled to continue with their lives.
Understanding why people born blind never develop schizophrenia could transform how we think about and treat one of medicine’s most baffling conditions.
Genetically transmitted eye diseases affect around 1 in 2,000 people.
A small but growing number of Australians are being diagnosed with a rare tattoo-related eye condition.
Iranian police deliberately fire at the protestors’ eyes. A deeply rooted act of repression that is older than the Islamic Republic itself.
For AI to be beneficial in accessibility tech, the people who use it must be involved in its development.
The famous blind couple, Amadou & Mariam, helped take Mali’s rich musical traditions to a new global audience.
Curiosity-driven research is exactly what it sounds like: research driven by the goal of understanding nature without regard for application.
In December, the U.S.-based National Academy of Sciences published a report classifying myopia, for the first time, as a disease and no longer as a refractive error.
About 1 in 4 of the people with blindness or low vision who were surveyed said they spent less on food to be able to afford expenses associated with their disability.
Infections, vision changes and light sensitivity are just some of the complications caused by these procedures.
Engineers have tried for decades to develop bionic eyes to reverse blindness. But the brain is far more complex than a computer.
Eclipses are rare, fantastic celestial events. Here’s how educators can help visually impaired students enjoy eclipses alongside their sighted peers.
Assistive technology like screen readers for the blind help people with disabilities use computers and smartphones, but they can be tripped up if webpages or documents are improperly formatted.
Detecting and tracking motion is key to survival. The ability to extract auditory information from a noisy environment changes when your brain isn’t wired to rely on vision.
Two new memoirs make blind writer Amanda Tink ‘very proud’ of her community – and share the stories of blind writers, performers, teachers, activists and inventors.
Cataracts aren’t just something people develop in older age. Some people are born with them.
Genetics expert Jean Bennett explains how gene therapy is being used to treat certain forms of inherited blindness.
In 2023, International Holocaust Remembrance Day marks 90 years since the Nazis assumed power. Disabled people were the first Holocaust victims; Nazi programs discriminated against and murdered them.
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Clinical Associate Lecturer, University of Sydney
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Professeur Titulaire. École d'optométrie. Expertise en santé oculaire et usage des lentilles cornéennes spécialisées, Université de Montréal
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UniSA Creative, Adelaide University
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Professor of Psychology, University of Washington
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Professor of Disability Studies and Interdisciplinarity, Liverpool Hope University
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Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Lecturer in Ophthalmology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Hugh Taylor is a Friend of The Conversation.
Melbourne Laureate Professor, Harold Mitchell Chair of Indigenous Eye Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Research Professor of Rehabilitation Education and Research, Mississippi State University
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Research Associate, University of Bath
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Academic Specialist, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, Intellectual Property and Innovation Law Research Program, Queensland University of Technology
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Research Fellow at National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University
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Reader in Neuroprosthesis, Newcastle University
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Lecturer in Education, University of Bath