This study investigates how blindness affects sleep, dreams, and spatial awareness, revealing links between circadian rhythms ...

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Unfortunately, I have been diagnosed many years back with Retinal Dystrophy ( genetic mutation ). The condition has no treatment available and it decreased my vision constantly, leading to my ...

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Night blindness is caused by vitamin A deficiency, congenital mutations, and other eye diseases. Learn about symptoms, causes ...

Jessica Chaikof says research into gene therapies could someday save her eyesight. But she worries cuts to federal research ...

New smartglasses use insect vision tech to restore full 3D visual experience Pre-clinical tests showed a 50% reading speed improvement for users with central vision loss. Updated: Jan 25, 2025 02: ...

Reference: “Magic for the blind: are auditory tricks impossible?” by Gustav Kuhn, Tyler Gibgot, Cyril Thomas and Vebjørn Ekroll, 4 October 2024, Trends in Cognitive Sciences. DOI: ...

The “Fashionista” blind Barbie has features designed to engage blind and low-vision children. Disability activist Lucy Edwards said the doll made her “so emotional.” ...

People who are blind or have low vision have been harder to place in jobs than people with other types of disabilities due to inaccessible company software, Ross Barchacky, vice president of ...

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.