Kenya study links uncorrected refractive error to avoidable visual impairment
A cross-sectional study in Kenya found that uncorrected refractive error contributes significantly to avoidable visual impairment among community residents.
Tag: visual impairment
Tirzepatide Shows No Added Ocular Risk in Diabetes and Obesity Study
A retrospective cohort study found that initiating tirzepatide was not associated with increased ophthalmic risk over one year compared to ...
Vision problems affect nearly one in twenty secondary school students in Cameroon survey
A large school screening programme in Cameroon found that 4.9 percent of secondary students had presenting visual impairment, with myopia ...
Urban Peruvian Students Show Double Visual Impairment Rates
A cross-sectional study in Peru's Amazonas region found that urban secondary school students had twice the prevalence of visual impairment ...
Urban Sounds Can Guide or Mislead Blind Pedestrians, Review Finds
A scoping review of 24 studies finds that urban sounds help and hinder wayfinding for people with visual impairment depending ...
Mainstream Tech Helps Visually Impaired French Youth Build Their Own Workarounds
A French qualitative study of 15 families and 15 professionals shows visually impaired young people repurposing mainstream technologies like smartphones ...
Sound That Moves You: What a Decade of Audio Training Studies Really Shows for Blind and Low-Vision Spatial Skills
A systematic review of ten small studies finds preliminary but low-certainty evidence that sound-based movement and navigation training may improve ...
Nine-feature model predicts visual impairment in Saudi diabetes cohort
A retrospective study of 1,000 Saudi patients with type 2 diabetes found that a nine-feature CatBoost model predicted visual impairment ...
Qualitative study identifies interconnected barriers to accessible e-learning in Tanzanian university
A qualitative single-case study of 12 students and four academic staff with visual impairments at the Open University of Tanzania ...
Girls show higher myopia rates from primary school in Fujian screenings
A cross-sectional analysis of 4.47 million Southern Fujian school vision-screening records found similar myopia prevalence in preschool boys and girls, ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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