Uncorrected refractive errors are the leading cause of visual impairment globally, says Dr Oscar Debrah, Head of Eye Care – Ghana. He said even though they are conditions that in the main could be ...

Orbis International, a non-governmental organization, has revealed that refractive errors, particularly myopia (nearsightedness), are a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness in children. In ...

More than 200,000 children in Ghana suffer from uncorrected refractive errors, a leading cause of visual impairment, with one in four schoolchildren requiring vision correction. A Chief Optometrist at ...

Key facts Globally, at least 2.2 billion people have a near or distance vision impairment. In at least 1 billion of these, vision impairment could have been prevented or is yet to be addressed. The ...

The global Vision Impairment Devices Market is expected to grow at a rate of 8% to reach $5.5 billion by 2026. Increasing number of visual impairment & blindness, growing prevalence of eye disorders ...

Regular eye check-ups can prevent avoidable blindness and disability in rural and low-income urban communities ...

Low vision is not correctable with standard glasses or contact lenses. (Rawpixel pic) Visual impairment is associated with vision and visual-field loss, where sight function is limited. The World ...

Lead: Cathy Williams with Jocelyn Cherry, Ed Mountjoy, Flors Vinuela Navarro (Cardiff) and Alex Creavin. Internal collaborations: Prof Iain Gilchrist (Exp Psychol UoB);p Dr Karen Luyt (Neonatal ...

Cataract refers to clouding of the lens of the eye. People with cataracts cannot see clearly and for them, it is difficult to read or drive. Cataracts mostly develop slowly and do not disturb eyesight ...