Blindness - Vision Loss: Publications and Resources
Summary: This page is a comprehensive resource for understanding vision disabilities, offering detailed explanations of various types including normal vision, moderate to severe visual impairments, and legal blindness classifications. It provides crucial statistics on the global impact of vision impairments, highlighting that over 2.2 billion people suffer from vision issues, with a significant portion in low to middle-income countries. The page also explores the economic implications, noting that unaddressed vision impairments lead to annual productivity losses of approximately USD 410.7 billion, underscoring the importance of eye care accessibility and treatment.
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| Title of Document | Paper Author | Peer Review | Preface / Postface | DW DOI Reference # | Publish Date | Updated / Revised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shape Changing Haptic Navigation Interface For Vision Impairment | Imperial College London | Yes | ✓ Preface ✓ Postface | DOI-DW-A014982 | 2024/12/10 | 2025/09/26 |
| Can Sound Illusions Enchant Visually Impaired Listeners? | Cell Press | Yes | ✓ Preface ✓ Postface | DOI-DW-A014918 | 2024/10/04 | 2025/09/26 |
| Blinking: Why Do Humans Blink So Often? | University of Rochester | Yes | ✓ Preface | DOI-DW-A014737 | 2024/04/15 | 2024/10/04 |
| Life After Death: Reviving Light-Sensing Cells in Donor Eyes | University of Utah Health | DOI-DW-A014077 | 2022/05/16 | |||
| Understanding Legal Blindness: Definitions & Criteria | Ian C. Langtree | ✓ Preface ✓ Postface | DOI-DW-A013887 | 2019/10/05 | 2025/10/09 | |
| Gene Responsible for Eye Degeneration and Blindness Discovered | University of Geneva | Yes | DOI-DW-A013512 | 2018/08/13 | 2023/09/21 | |
| Unexpected Finding May Deter Diabetic Retinopathy Eye Disease | Michigan State University | DOI-DW-A013383 | 2018/04/06 | |||
| International Clinical Trial Study of AMD Progression | NIH - National Eye Institute (NEI) | DOI-DW-A013275 | 2018/02/26 | |||
| People Who Experience Dry Eye Soon to Have Drug-Free Solution | American Academy of Ophthalmology | DOI-DW-A013087 | 2017/11/15 | |||
| Do Blind People Express Emotions the Same Way as Sighted People | Universite de Geneve | DOI-DW-A012921 | 2017/07/06 | |||
| Visually-Impaired Children Experience Egg Hunt with Eggs That Beep | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) | DOI-DW-A012796 | 2017/04/15 | |||
| US Prevalence of Blindness and Visual Impairment Expected to Increase | The JAMA Network Journals | DOI-DW-A012192 | 2016/05/27 | |||
| Clearly Campaign - Helping the World to See | Clearly | DOI-DW-A012104 | 2016/04/10 | 2016/06/11 | ||
| Stem Cell Advances Target Vision Loss and Blindness | Thomas C. Weiss | ✓ Preface ✓ Postface | DOI-DW-A011631 | 2015/10/05 | 2025/10/10 | |
| Understanding Heterochromia: Causes and Types Explained | Thomas C. Weiss | ✓ Preface ✓ Postface | DOI-DW-A011625 | 2015/09/29 | 2025/04/01 | |
| Eye Parasites: How to Recognize Symptoms | Thomas C. Weiss | DOI-DW-A011415 | 2015/05/25 | 2021/08/18 | ||
| How to Recognize Wet Macular Degeneration | Thomas C. Weiss | DOI-DW-A011412 | 2015/05/21 | 2021/08/15 | ||
| Guide to Microphthalmia, Anophthalmia and Coloboma | Ian C. Langtree | ✓ Preface ✓ Postface | DOI-DW-A011352 | 2015/03/26 | 2025/10/10 | |
| Brain Adaption to Restoration of Eyesight | University of Montreal | DOI-DW-A011140 | 2015/01/19 | |||
| Blind and Visually Impaired Simulations Has Negative Effects | University of Colorado at Boulder | DOI-DW-A011132 | 2015/01/18 | |||
| Macular Dystrophy: Types, Causes, Treatments | Thomas C. Weiss | DOI-DW-A010841 | 2014/11/17 | 2021/10/15 | ||
| Reading Glasses May Soon be a Thing of the Past | American Academy of Ophthalmology | DOI-DW-A010707 | 2014/10/18 | 2018/03/15 | ||
| Buying Contact Lenses Without Prescription Illegal | American Optometric Association | DOI-DW-A010668 | 2014/10/08 | 2020/12/12 | ||
| Choroideremia: Information and Affect on Vision | Thomas C. Weiss | DOI-DW-A010650 | 2014/10/03 | 2021/05/08 | ||
| My Eyesight Seems Worse as I Age - Should I See a Doctor | American Academy of Ophthalmology | Yes | ✓ Preface ✓ Postface | DOI-DW-A010594 | 2014/09/11 | 2025/03/13 |
| Vitreous Eye Floaters and Flashes of Light | Ian C. Langtree | DOI-DW-A02750 | 2014/07/16 | 2021/06/19 | ||
| Retinitis Pigmentosa: Inherited Eye Diseases | Thomas C. Weiss | DOI-DW-A010448 | 2014/07/16 | 2021/08/30 | ||
| Drug Restores Vision to Patients with Leber Congenital Amaurosis | McGill University Health Center | DOI-DW-A010450 | 2014/07/14 | 2021/11/24 | ||
| Cause of Eye Mobility Disorder Revealed | University of Iowa | DOI-DW-A010245 | 2014/04/19 | |||
| Driving with Hemianopia: Failure to Detect Pedestrians | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary | Yes | DOI-DW-A010150 | 2014/03/14 | 2024/03/02 | |
| Hope for People Blinded by Incurable Eye Disorders | American Academy of Ophthalmology | DOI-DW-A09953 | 2013/11/18 | 2018/03/15 | ||
| New Telescopic Contact Lenses Could Improve Sight for Macular Degeneration Patients | The Optical Society | DOI-DW-A09792 | 2013/06/27 | 2014/04/18 | ||
| Effective Gene Therapy to Restore Eyesight | University of California - Berkeley | DOI-DW-A09762 | 2013/06/12 | 2022/01/28 | ||
| Children and Vision Disability Issues | Thomas C. Weiss | DOI-DW-A09630 | 2013/03/12 | 2021/12/06 | ||
| Learning to Live with Vision Loss as We Age | State Independent Living Council (SILC) | Yes | DOI-DW-A09596 | 2013/02/22 | 2024/02/10 | |
| Alternative Vision for Blind Uses Sound Instead of Eyesight | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | DOI-DW-A09397 | 2012/11/07 | 2015/02/05 | ||
| Learning a New Sense by Helping Blind See with Their Fingers | Weizmann Institute of Science | DOI-DW-A09371 | 2012/11/05 | 2020/02/04 | ||
| Dry Eyes? Have Your Optometrist Check for Eyelid Sensitivity | Wolters Kluwer Health | DOI-DW-A09322 | 2012/10/07 | 2021/07/19 | ||
| Common and Age-Related Vision Problems | Thomas C. Weiss | DOI-DW-A09303 | 2012/09/27 | 2021/07/17 | ||
| What to Expect at an Eye Examination | Thomas C. Weiss | ✓ Preface ✓ Postface | DOI-DW-A09293 | 2012/09/24 | 2025/03/13 | |
| Blindsight Used in Everyday Life Scenarios | National Institute for Physiological Sciences | DOI-DW-A09109 | 2012/07/03 | 2022/03/07 | ||
| Dry Eye Sufferers May Find Relief with Caffeine | American Academy of Ophthalmology | DOI-DW-A08983 | 2012/04/18 | |||
| Age-Related Macular Degeneration Breakthrough | Trinity College Dublin | DOI-DW-A08979 | 2012/04/16 | 2021/09/21 | ||
| Regular Eye Exams Encouraged for Adults Over 50 | St. Louis Society for Blind & Visually Impaired | DOI-DW-A08901 | 2012/03/12 | 2021/10/07 | ||
| Glasses-Off Technology May Eliminate Need for Reading Glasses | Ian C. Langtree | ✓ Preface ✓ Postface | DOI-DW-A08899 | 2012/03/12 | 2025/04/06 | |
| Halos and Starbursts After LASIK Eye Surgery | Ian C. Langtree | DOI-DW-A08830 | 2012/01/30 | 2024/03/29 | ||
| Correcting Keratoconus in Down Syndrome Patients | Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler | DOI-DW-A08254 | 2011/07/25 | 2022/02/01 | ||
| Detecting Lazy Eye (Amblyopia) in Children | Children's Hospital Boston | Yes | ✓ Preface | DOI-DW-A08145 | 2011/07/08 | 2024/10/15 |
| Progress to Reverse Blindness Reported | Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis School of Science | DOI-DW-A07974 | 2011/06/15 | |||
| Dry Eye Disease: Cellular Cause | Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology | DOI-DW-A07815 | 2011/06/01 | 2023/04/01 | ||
| Blind People Possess the Ability to Echolocate | University of Western Ontario | Yes | ✓ Preface | DOI-DW-A07759 | 2011/05/26 | 2024/10/06 |
| Gene Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration | Tufts University School of Medicine | DOI-DW-A07538 | 2011/04/30 | 2017/09/22 | ||
| Dry Eye Can be Caused by Drop in Temperature | Ian C. Langtree | DOI-DW-A07125 | 2011/03/03 | 2022/05/19 | ||
| Eye Surgeon Restores Vision with Iris Implant | Rosenthal Eye Surgery & Rosenthal Facial Plastic Surgery | DOI-DW-A07000 | 2011/02/18 | |||
| Albinism: Health, Vision and General Information | Thomas C. Weiss | DOI-DW-A06983 | 2011/02/17 | 2021/06/13 | ||
| Age-Related Macular Degeneration - Geographic Atrophy | University of Kentucky | DOI-DW-A06849 | 2011/02/06 | |||
| Optometry and Vision Development Latest Research | College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) | DOI-DW-A06526 | 2010/12/28 | |||
| Researchers Achieve Extensive Regeneration in Nerve Connecting Eye to Brain | Children's Hospital Boston | DOI-DW-A06346 | 2010/12/03 | |||
| Multifocal Contact Lenses May Reduce Night Driving Vision | Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology | DOI-DW-A06089 | 2010/11/04 | |||
| Vision Correction Options for Seniors | American Academy of Ophthalmology | DOI-DW-A05888 | 2010/10/19 | |||
| Lazy Eye: Is Photoscreening the Best Way to Catch Amblyopia | American Academy of Ophthalmology | Yes | ✓ Preface | DOI-DW-A05669 | 2010/10/02 | 2024/10/15 |
| Lazy Eye (Amblyopia): Causes and Treatment | Thomas C. Weiss | ✓ Preface | DOI-DW-A05347 | 2010/09/14 | 2024/10/15 | |
| Discovery of Gene May Provide Treatment for Nearsightedness | Duke University Medical Center | Yes | ✓ Preface ✓ Postface | DOI-DW-A015099 | 2010/09/12 | 2025/06/02 |
| Protecting Blind Pedestrians from Silent Cars | National Federation of the Blind | DOI-DW-A03987 | 2010/05/19 | |||
| Optic Neuritis: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment | Thomas C. Weiss | DOI-DW-A03603 | 2010/04/14 | 2023/01/28 | ||
| Retinopathy of Prematurity - Early Treatment Benefits Some Children | JAMA and Archives Journals | DOI-DW-A03599 | 2010/04/13 | |||
| Night Blindness and Calcium Deficiency: Causes and Solutions | Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions | Yes | ✓ Preface ✓ Postface | DOI-DW-A03523 | 2010/04/01 | 2025/04/06 |
| Stevie Wonder Joins Junior Blind of America's Board of Directors | Junior Blind of America | DOI-DW-A03335 | 2010/03/03 | |||
| New Insights into Inherited Eye Retinal Disease | University of California - San Diego | DOI-DW-A03011 | 2010/01/17 | |||
| Quit Smoking and Save Your Vision | University of California - Los Angeles | DOI-DW-A02910 | 2009/12/31 | |||
| Children with Congenital Blindness See with Single Shot of Gene Therapy | University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine | DOI-DW-A02609 | 2009/10/25 | |||
| Research Center to Improve Quality of Life for Blind and Visually Impaired | Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research | DOI-DW-A02499 | 2009/10/07 | 2010/07/04 | ||
| Eye Stye: Cures and Causes of Styes on the Eyelid | Ian C. Langtree | DOI-DW-A01864 | 2009/07/07 | 2023/08/03 | ||
| Glassy Eyes: Causes, Treatment, Prevention | Ian C. Langtree | DOI-DW-A01859 | 2009/07/06 | 2024/04/15 | ||
| Louis Braille: Historical Perspectives | Thomas C Weiss | ✓ Preface | DOI-DW-A01754 | 2009/06/24 | 2025/01/07 | |
| Is Being Visually Impaired the Same as Legally Blind | Ian C. Langtree | DOI-DW-A01655 | 2009/05/25 | 2024/04/24 | ||
| Facts about Blindness | Donna W. Hill | DOI-DW-A01650 | 2009/05/24 | 2010/07/04 | ||
| New Method Identifies Preterm Infants at Risk of Eye Disease | University of Gothenburg | DOI-DW-A01388 | 2009/04/07 |
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