Blindness - Vision Loss: Publications and Resources

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Blindness - Vision Loss: Publications and Resources (78 Items)
Title & Author	Ed	Publish Revised
Shape Changing Haptic Navigation Interface For Vision Impairment - Imperial College London	✓ ✓	2024/12/10 2025/09/26
Can Sound Illusions Enchant Visually Impaired Listeners? - Cell Press	✓ ✓	2024/10/04 2025/09/26
Blinking: Why Do Humans Blink So Often? - University of Rochester	✓	2024/04/15 2024/10/04
Life After Death: Reviving Light-Sensing Cells in Donor Eyes - University of Utah Health		2022/05/16
Understanding Legal Blindness: Definitions & Criteria - Ian C. Langtree	✓ ✓	2019/10/05 2025/10/09
Gene Responsible for Eye Degeneration and Blindness Discovered - University of Geneva		2018/08/13 2023/09/21
Unexpected Finding May Deter Diabetic Retinopathy Eye Disease - Michigan State University		2018/04/06
International Clinical Trial Study of AMD Progression - NIH - National Eye Institute (NEI)		2018/02/26
People Who Experience Dry Eye Soon to Have Drug-Free Solution - American Academy of Ophthalmology		2017/11/15
Do Blind People Express Emotions the Same Way as Sighted People - Universite de Geneve		2017/07/06
Visually-Impaired Children Experience Egg Hunt with Eggs That Beep - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)		2017/04/15
US Prevalence of Blindness and Visual Impairment Expected to Increase - The JAMA Network Journals		2016/05/27
Clearly Campaign - Helping the World to See - Clearly		2016/04/10 2016/06/11
Stem Cell Advances Target Vision Loss and Blindness - Thomas C. Weiss	✓ ✓	2015/10/05 2025/10/10
Understanding Heterochromia: Causes and Types Explained - Thomas C. Weiss	✓ ✓	2015/09/29 2025/04/01
Eye Parasites: How to Recognize Symptoms - Thomas C. Weiss		2015/05/25 2021/08/18
Wet Macular Degeneration: Symptoms & Treatment Options - Thomas C. Weiss	✓ ✓	2015/05/21 2026/01/25
Guide to Microphthalmia, Anophthalmia and Coloboma - Ian C. Langtree	✓ ✓	2015/03/26 2025/10/10
Brain Adaption to Restoration of Eyesight - University of Montreal		2015/01/19
Blind and Visually Impaired Simulations Has Negative Effects - University of Colorado at Boulder		2015/01/18
Macular Dystrophy: Types, Causes, Treatments - Thomas C. Weiss		2014/11/17 2021/10/15
Reading Glasses May Soon be a Thing of the Past - American Academy of Ophthalmology		2014/10/18 2018/03/15
Buying Contact Lenses Without Prescription Illegal - American Optometric Association		2014/10/08 2020/12/12
Choroideremia: Information and Affect on Vision - Thomas C. Weiss		2014/10/03 2021/05/08
My Eyesight Seems Worse as I Age - Should I See a Doctor - American Academy of Ophthalmology	✓ ✓	2014/09/11 2025/03/13
Eye Floaters and Flashes of Light - Causes and Risks - Ian C. Langtree	✓ ✓	2014/07/16 2026/02/21
Retinitis Pigmentosa: Inherited Eye Diseases - Thomas C. Weiss		2014/07/16 2021/08/30
Drug Restores Vision to Patients with Leber Congenital Amaurosis - McGill University Health Center		2014/07/14 2021/11/24
Cause of Eye Mobility Disorder Revealed - University of Iowa		2014/04/19
Driving with Hemianopia: Failure to Detect Pedestrians - Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary		2014/03/14 2024/03/02
Hope for People Blinded by Incurable Eye Disorders - American Academy of Ophthalmology		2013/11/18 2018/03/15
New Telescopic Contact Lenses Could Improve Sight for Macular Degeneration Patients - The Optical Society		2013/06/27 2014/04/18
Effective Gene Therapy to Restore Eyesight - University of California - Berkeley		2013/06/12 2022/01/28
Children and Vision Disability Issues - Thomas C. Weiss		2013/03/12 2021/12/06
Learning to Live with Vision Loss as We Age - State Independent Living Council (SILC)		2013/02/22 2024/02/10
Alternative Vision for Blind Uses Sound Instead of Eyesight - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem		2012/11/07 2015/02/05
Learning a New Sense by Helping Blind See with Their Fingers - Weizmann Institute of Science		2012/11/05 2020/02/04
Dry Eyes? Have Your Optometrist Check for Eyelid Sensitivity - Wolters Kluwer Health		2012/10/07 2021/07/19
Common and Age-Related Vision Problems - Thomas C. Weiss		2012/09/27 2021/07/17
What to Expect at an Eye Examination - Thomas C. Weiss	✓ ✓	2012/09/24 2025/03/13
Blindsight Used in Everyday Life Scenarios - National Institute for Physiological Sciences		2012/07/03 2022/03/07
Dry Eye Sufferers May Find Relief with Caffeine - American Academy of Ophthalmology		2012/04/18
Inflammasome IL-18 Controls AMD Development - Trinity College Dublin	✓ ✓	2012/04/16 2026/01/25
Regular Eye Exams Encouraged for Adults Over 50 - St. Louis Society for Blind & Visually Impaired		2012/03/12 2021/10/07
Glasses-Off Technology May Eliminate Need for Reading Glasses - Ian C. Langtree	✓ ✓	2012/03/12 2025/04/06
Halos and Starbursts After LASIK Eye Surgery - Ian C. Langtree		2012/01/30 2024/03/29
Correcting Keratoconus in Down Syndrome Patients - Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler		2011/07/25 2022/02/01
Detecting Lazy Eye (Amblyopia) in Children - Children's Hospital Boston	✓	2011/07/08 2024/10/15
Progress to Reverse Blindness Reported - Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis School of Science		2011/06/15
Dry Eye Disease: Cellular Cause - Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology		2011/06/01 2023/04/01
Blind People Possess the Ability to Echolocate - University of Western Ontario	✓	2011/05/26 2024/10/06
CD59 Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Macular Degeneration - Tufts University School of Medicine	✓ ✓	2011/04/30 2026/01/25
Dry Eye Can be Caused by Drop in Temperature - Ian C. Langtree		2011/03/03 2022/05/19
Eye Surgeon Restores Vision with Iris Implant - Rosenthal Eye Surgery & Rosenthal Facial Plastic Surgery		2011/02/18
Albinism: Health, Vision and General Information - Thomas C. Weiss		2011/02/17 2021/06/13
Geographic Atrophy: Molecular Cause & Treatment Hope - University of Kentucky	✓ ✓	2011/02/06 2026/01/25
Optometry and Vision Development Latest Research - College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD)		2010/12/28
Researchers Achieve Extensive Regeneration in Nerve Connecting Eye to Brain - Children's Hospital Boston		2010/12/03
Multifocal Contact Lenses May Reduce Night Driving Vision - Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology		2010/11/04
Vision Correction Options for Seniors - American Academy of Ophthalmology		2010/10/19
Lazy Eye: Is Photoscreening the Best Way to Catch Amblyopia - American Academy of Ophthalmology	✓	2010/10/02 2024/10/15
Lazy Eye (Amblyopia): Causes and Treatment - Thomas C. Weiss	✓	2010/09/14 2024/10/15
Discovery of Gene May Provide Treatment for Nearsightedness - Duke University Medical Center	✓ ✓	2010/09/12 2025/06/02
Protecting Blind Pedestrians from Silent Cars - National Federation of the Blind		2010/05/19
Optic Neuritis: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment - Thomas C. Weiss		2010/04/14 2023/01/28
Retinopathy of Prematurity - Early Treatment Benefits Some Children - JAMA and Archives Journals		2010/04/13
Night Blindness and Calcium Deficiency: Causes and Solutions - Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions	✓ ✓	2010/04/01 2025/04/06
Stevie Wonder Joins Junior Blind of America's Board of Directors - Junior Blind of America		2010/03/03
New Insights into Inherited Eye Retinal Disease - University of California - San Diego		2010/01/17
Quit Smoking and Save Your Vision - University of California - Los Angeles		2009/12/31
Children with Congenital Blindness See with Single Shot of Gene Therapy - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine		2009/10/25
Research Center to Improve Quality of Life for Blind and Visually Impaired - Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research		2009/10/07 2010/07/04
Eye Stye: Cures and Causes of Styes on the Eyelid - Ian C. Langtree		2009/07/07 2023/08/03
Glassy Eyes: Causes, Treatment, Prevention - Ian C. Langtree		2009/07/06 2024/04/15
Louis Braille: Historical Perspectives - Thomas C Weiss	✓	2009/06/24 2025/01/07
Is Being Visually Impaired the Same as Legally Blind - Ian C. Langtree		2009/05/25 2024/04/24
Facts about Blindness - Donna W. Hill		2009/05/24 2010/07/04
New Method Identifies Preterm Infants at Risk of Eye Disease - University of Gothenburg		2009/04/07

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