While the deformity often be repaired, corrective lenses and low-vision aids can compensate for any vision problems the condition might cause. A coloboma forms during fetal development when tissues of ...

"Unlike conventional eyeglasses or medical treatments, low vision care focuses on maximising the remaining vision through specialised aids and training." Since every individual's visual needs are ...

Background To develop and assess the usability of a smartphone-based visual acuity (VA) test with an automatic distance calibration (ADC) function, the iOS version of WHOeyes. Methods The WHOeyes was ...

Regardless of efforts taken to slow disease progression, in the absence of a curative option to either entirely halt progression or repair the damage to the retina, patients with geographic ...

However, it also comes with some drawbacks. The low glycemic (low GI) diet is based on the concept of the glycemic index (GI). Studies have shown that the low GI diet may result in weight loss ...

The city adopted a golf cart ordinance that allows low-speed vehicles on city streets with a speed limit no higher than 25 miles per hour. As the month of April is around the corner, the center is ...

Different health awareness campaigns take place in the United States each month. They aim to raise awareness of various health conditions, ranging from National Blood Donor Month in January to ...

The layoffs reportedly include about 20 employees who oversaw a program that helps low-income Americans pay their energy bills: the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP.

For more than 6 million low-income Americans, it could be a cruel summer after Health and Human Services closed the office responsible for providing utility assistance. HHS laid off the entire ...

Photo / Jenny Ling It may take a village to raise a child, but it also takes a mighty team effort to raise the guide dogs that give blind and low-vision Northlanders independence, confidence ...

The Foundation Fighting Blindness, Pittsburgh chapter, is having a supportive gathering Wednesday, April 9, for the blind and low-vision community in Butler. The event, Greater Pittsburgh Area Vision ...

If you're looking for one of the best TVs you can buy, then there's a good chance you're looking for one of the best OLED TVs. Although the best QLED and mini-LED TVs have come on leaps and bounds ...