Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness and low vision worldwide. This study examines the global burden and trends in AMD-related low vision and blindness from 1990 to 2021, with projections through 2050. Data were obtained
Regular ophthalmological examinations help prevent the progression of SVI/B, especially in the first years after the POAG diagnosis. Specific, targeted, and timely treatments for the other eye diseases could help prevent or delay SVI/B.doi:10.1136/bmjophth-2021-000838Sophia.Nestler...
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a degenerative eye disease affecting the macula, primarily impacting the central region of the retina [1]. It is the leading cause of irreversible vision loss in individuals over 55 worldwide, accounting for 9% of cases of legal blindness globally [2]...
Building on three premises, the two-level design in the present study found quantitative support for one of the prevailing assumptions in the field of deafblindness in need of scientific substantiation [24], i.e., that individuals with deafblindness have equal cognitive potential as those without ...
Although further detailed analysis is difficult in this dataset, increased percentage of death from renal failure other than diabetic nephropathy in the blind population could have been caused by a combination of these correlations between kidney diseases and eye diseases. Further study is needed to ...
In the algorithm, Step 1 to Step 4 required testing distances of 1.5 and 3 m to compensate for the smaller size of smartphones and tablets. Steps 1 and 2 referred to the presenting and corrected vision of the right eye, denoted as presenting vision of the right eye (PVR) and corrected...