A sensory pen which can read Braille could improve literacy amongst the visually impaired
A pen which can transform Braille into English text has been developed by experts at the University of Bristol. Braille…
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Breakthrough paves the way for next generation of vision implants
A group of researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, University of Freiburg and the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience…
Education vital to help patients considering future gene therapies for blindness
Education vital to help patients considering future gene therapies for blindness: Australians with inherited retinal disease (IRD) have a strong…
New drug delivers hope for blindness
A potential improved treatment for two of the leading causes of blindness – age and diabetes-related eye problems – has…
Targets for avoidable sight loss ‘not being met’, 30-year study finds
Targets for avoidable sight loss ‘not being met’, 30-year study finds: A new global study has found no significant reduction…
Optimal age for senses to compensate blindness
A new study from the University of Aberdeen and the University of Bath has found the optimal age at which…
NHS heading for cataracts crisis
The UK is facing a cataracts catastrophe as the Covid-19 lockdown heaps pressure on already overstretched surgeons able to perform…
Don’t buy laser pens for your children
A worrying number of adults would consider buying a laser pen as a Christmas present for a child, a new…
Global fund to eliminate trachoma
A new global fund has been set up to help finally eliminate one of the most devastating causes of blindness.…
Ghana eliminates trachoma
Ghana has made history by becoming the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate trachoma – the world’s leading cause…
Million Miracles campaign to prevent blindness
Recent figures published by the Lancet show 36 million people are blind, yet 75% of blindness is preventable or treatable.…
Sightsavers – protect your eyes from the sun
One in four people reveal they never or rarely protect their eyes from the sun, despite 83 per cent saying…