What to know about sight for those with visual impairment. Jacob Livesay. USA TODAY. About 12 million Americans over the age of 40 are blind or visually impaired, according to the CDC.

Gori’s research group can see that perceptions of symmetry depend on children’s visual abilities, and that blind infants reach for, and interact less with, objects outside their own bodies.

The impact of visual impairment on academic performance is evident in lower literacy rates and reduced educational attainment among individuals with compromised vision.

Learning about visual impairment can open our eyes. Pioneer Press. Sun, February 9, 2025 at 7:38 AM UTC. 4 min read. By Betty Liedtke.

Types of visual impairment. According to the CDC and the World Health Organization the classification of visual acuity and impairment includes (1, 2) – ...

Self-reported visual difficulty had a limited ability to identify adults with objectively measured visual impairment, according to an analysis of data from a nationally representative sample of ...

An expectant Nebraska mother with a visual impairment was able to “see” her unborn baby thanks to an innovative 3D-printed ultrasound. At previous doctor’s appointments, Ashton Johnson ...

The researchers observed that participants with visual impairment had a higher risk for CVD compared with those without visual impairment (HR = 1.24; 95% CI, 1.09-1.4).

What is Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI)? CVI refers to a brain condition, not an eye condition and results from damage to the visual systems in the brain that deal with processing and integrating ...