Track Visual Impairment Visual Impairment
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) define "vision impairment" to mean that a person's eyesight cannot be corrected to a "normal level." Vision impairment may result in a loss of visual acuity, where an individual does not see objects as clearly as the average person, and/or in a loss of visual field, meaning that an individual cannot see as wide an area as the average person without moving the eyes or turning the head.
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Diabetes Health: Tips and Solutions for Diabetic Retinopathy and Low Vision 
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Linked From Low Vision .com : To View Online Article Click Here.Tips and Solutions for Diabetic Retinopathy and Low VisionAndre HardyMay 6, 2009“I think I’m the only bl
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Linked From Low Vision .com : To View Online Article Click Here.Tips and Solutions for Diabetic Retinopathy and Low VisionAndre HardyMay 6, 2009“I think I’m the only bl
Number of Eye Disease Cases Expected to Soar Due to Diabetes Epidemic
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Linked From Prevent Blindness America : As the number of Americans with diabetes continues to increase, so does the expected increase in the number of cases of major eye disease including di
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Linked From Prevent Blindness America : As the number of Americans with diabetes continues to increase, so does the expected increase in the number of cases of major eye disease including di
Restoring Sight to More Than 5,000 Cataract Patients
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Linked From Low Vision .com : Zawya3/3/2009Noor Dubai continues South Asia outreach, restoring sight to more than 5,000 cataract patients in Pakistan, Bangladesh.Noor Dubai, the UA
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Linked From Low Vision .com : Zawya3/3/2009Noor Dubai continues South Asia outreach, restoring sight to more than 5,000 cataract patients in Pakistan, Bangladesh.Noor Dubai, the UA
Prevent Blindness America Joins Global Effort to Address Lack of Understandi
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Linked From Prevent Blindness America : Regular Eye Exams Urged to Help Save Vision from the Leading Cause of Blindness for People Age 50 and Older
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Linked From Prevent Blindness America : Regular Eye Exams Urged to Help Save Vision from the Leading Cause of Blindness for People Age 50 and Older
Orange County Register: Protecting the Eyes is Serious Business
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Linked From Low Vision .com : Orange County RegisterProtecting the eyes is serious businessApril 29, 2009That come hither look so many women cultivate is at risk after 50. Seriou
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Linked From Low Vision .com : Orange County RegisterProtecting the eyes is serious businessApril 29, 2009That come hither look so many women cultivate is at risk after 50. Seriou
Being blind, you have to be adventurous
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Linked From Low Vision .com : By Elizabeth LandauCNN (CNN) — When George Pinon thinks of colors, he associates them with what other people have described. George
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Linked From Low Vision .com : By Elizabeth LandauCNN (CNN) — When George Pinon thinks of colors, he associates them with what other people have described. George
New Report Lists 34 Eye Medicines in Development for Diseases of Major Conce
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Linked From Prevent Blindness America : In addition to glaucoma and dry eye medicines in development, the report lists 155 medicines in development for diabetes, also a major cause of vision
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Linked From Prevent Blindness America : In addition to glaucoma and dry eye medicines in development, the report lists 155 medicines in development for diabetes, also a major cause of vision
EyeGate Pharma Completes Phase II Study Of EGP-437 In Patients With Anterior
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Linked From Medical News Today : EyeGate Pharma, the leader in non-invasive ocular drug delivery, announces the completion of a Phase II study of its lead product candidate, EGP-437,
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Linked From Medical News Today : EyeGate Pharma, the leader in non-invasive ocular drug delivery, announces the completion of a Phase II study of its lead product candidate, EGP-437,
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Linked From Medical News Today : - Nearly two thirds (59%) of the British public are neglecting their eyesight, according to the results of a shock survey released today.
Experimental Treatments Restore Partial Vision To Blind People
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Linked From Medical News Today : Two experimental treatments, a retinal prosthesis and fetal tissue transplant, restored some vision to people with blinding eye diseases. The findings
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Linked From Medical News Today : Two experimental treatments, a retinal prosthesis and fetal tissue transplant, restored some vision to people with blinding eye diseases. The findings
World's Largest Ocular Research Center To Improve Quality Of Life For Blind
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Linked From Medical News Today : Real-time biomedical studies of factors leading to vision impairment are now possible through the world's largest ocular research center at Lions Eye
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Linked From Medical News Today : Real-time biomedical studies of factors leading to vision impairment are now possible through the world's largest ocular research center at Lions Eye