Low Vision Aids For Reading Reading often is one of the most difficult challenges for visually impaired people. Many people with low vision give up reading altogether, because what used to be an enjoyable, effortless activity now requires thought, preparation and a lot of adjustment. In short, reading is just no fun anymore. Here [...]
Low vision is the term used to describe significant visual impairment that can't be corrected fully with glasses, contact lenses, medication or eye surgery. Causes Of Low Vision Eye diseases are a common cause of low vision. Hazy, blurry vision can result from cataracts. Blurred or partially obscured central vision is typical of macular [...]
Presbyopia is the normal loss of near focusing ability that occurs with age. Most people begin to notice the effects of presbyopia sometime after age 40, when they start having trouble seeing small print clearly — including text messages on their phone. You can't escape presbyopia, even if you've never had a vision problem [...]
With so many of us using computers at work, computer eye strain has become a major job-related complaint. Studies show that eye strain and other bothersome visual symptoms occur in 50 to 90 percent of computer workers. These problems can range from physical fatigue, decreased productivity and increased numbers of work errors, to minor [...]
Colour Blindness Month. | Living with Colour Vision Deficiency Colour blind people face many difficulties in everyday life which normally sighted people are just not aware of. Problems can arise in even the most simple of activities including choosing and preparing food, gardening, sport, driving a car and selecting clothing. Colour blind people can also [...]
Colour Blindness Month | What is colour blindness? Colour (color) blindness (colour vision deficiency, or CVD) affects approximately 1 in 12 men (8%) and 1 in 200 women in the world. Men are more prone to colour blindness. There are different causes of colour blindness. For the vast majority of people with deficient colour vision [...]
High blood pressure increases your risk of having a stroke. It also increases your risk of having a blood vessel at the back of your eye bleed of become blocked. A stroke happens when a blood vessel in your brain bleeds or becomes blocked. This can affect your vision if it is in the part [...]
Who is at risk of dry eye? Dry eye is more common in women and in people aged over 65. It is often just a symptom of getting older. This is because as you get older, your eyelids are not as effective as spreading your tears across your eyes when you blink. Also, the glands [...]
AMD is the main cause of blindness and what you can do to prevent it. AMD stands for Age-related Macular Degeneration Does macular degeneration cause blindness? Macular degeneration (MD) is the leading cause of sight loss. However, most people with MD still have their peripheral (side) vision and so can see well enough to get [...]
Refractive errors occur when the shape of the eye prevents light from focusing directly on the retina. The length of the eyeball (longer or shorter), changes in the shape of the cornea, or aging of the lens can cause refractive errors. What is refraction? Refraction is the bending of light as it passes through one [...]
