Blindness Stories
- Viral photo shows painful looking black eyeball tattoo.
- A new technique can detect glaucoma up to a decade before vision loss begins.
- New research has identified ways that the brain connections in people born blind adapt and rewire, a behavior that can help strengthen their remaining senses.
- Animal tests have given researchers promise for a new age-related macular degeneration (AMD) treatment.
- Blind people don't dream, plus other myths and misconceptions you shouldn't believe.
- People who have been blind even for many years could use an implant to help teach their brains how to process visual information again.
- Individuals who adhere to the Mediterranean diet may be protected from the leading cause of eyesight loss.
- A new study shows some people have motion blindness due to agnosia; they aren't aware of the brain-wiring issue because they've already compensated for it.
- Newborns of the future at risk for hereditary blindness may not lose their vision thanks to a new drug.
- Doctors have documented the first cases of smartphone-induced blindness, but suggest the problem may be more widespread.
- The number of older Americans who have visual impairments or are blind will double by 2050: study.
- Nicolly Pereira was unable to see or hear for two years due to pediatric glaucoma, but a recent trip to the US gave her the ability to see and hear.