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Blindness

Prevalence and causes of blindness and vision impairment among people 50 years and older in Nepal: A national Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness survey

Sailesh Kumar Mishra, Ranjan Shah, Parikshit Gogate, Yuddha Dhoj Sapkota, Reeta Gurung, Mohan Krishna Shrestha, Islay Mactaggart, Ian McCormick, Brish Bahadur Shahi, Rajiv Khandekar, Matthew Burton

published 13 Feb 2025

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Through the fog: Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence and associated factors of poor post-operative visual outcome of cataract surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa

Zufan Alamrie Asmare, Beminate Lemma Seifu, Bezawit Melak Fente, Yohannes Mekuria Negussie, Hiwot Altaye Asebe, Meklit Melaku Bezie, Mamaru Melkam, Angwach Abrham Asnake

published 09 Dec 2024

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Head movements affect skill acquisition for ball trapping in blind football

Takumi Mieda, Masahiro Kokubu

published 07 Nov 2024

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Prevalence of visual impairment and its causes in adults aged 50 years and older: Estimates from the National Eye Surveys in Malaysia

Mohamad Aziz Salowi, Nyi Nyi Naing, Norasyikin Mustafa, Wan Radziah Wan Nawang, Siti Nurhuda Sharudin, Nor Fariza Ngah

published 24 Oct 2024

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Event-related potentials of stimuli inhibition and access in cross-modal distractor-induced blindness

Sophie Hanke, Michael Niedeggen

published 23 Oct 2024

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Effectiveness of different sounds in human echolocation in live tests

Michał Bujacz, Aleksandra Królak, Bartłomiej Sztyler, Piotr Skulimowski, Paweł Strumiłło

published 17 Oct 2024

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Perceiving depth beyond sight: Evaluating intrinsic and learned cues via a proof of concept sensory substitution method in the visually impaired and sighted

Amber Maimon, Iddo Yehoshua Wald, Adi Snir, Meshi Ben Oz, Amir Amedi

published 25 Sep 2024

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Barriers to the uptake of eye care services: A cross-sectional survey from rural and urban communities

Bismark Owusu-Afriyie, Nancy Peter, Felix Ivihi, Issac Kopil, Theresa Gende

published 15 Aug 2024

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Early attentional processing and cortical remapping strategies of tactile stimuli in adults with an early and late-onset visual impairment: A cross-sectional study

Mónica-Alba Ahulló-Fuster, M. Luz Sánchez-Sánchez, Enrique Varela-Donoso, Tomás Ortiz

published 09 Jul 2024

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Adults’ spatial scaling of tactile maps: Insights from studying sighted, early and late blind individuals

Magdalena Szubielska, Marta Szewczyk, Paweł Augustynowicz, Wojciech Kędziora, Wenke Möhring

published 30 May 2024

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Prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment in Kogi state, Nigeria–Findings from a Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness survey

Selben Penzin, Emma Jolley, Kolawole Ogundimu, Caleb Mpyet, Nazaradden Ibrahim, Joshua Foluso Owoeye, Sunday Isiyaku, Joy Shu’aibu, Elena Schmidt

published 22 May 2024

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Performance of students with different accessibility needs and preferences in “Design for All” MOOCs

Alejandro Rodriguez-Ascaso, Elisa M. Molanes-López, Jorge Pérez-Martín, Emilio Letón

published 07 Mar 2024

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Knowing me, knowing you—A study on top-down requirements for compensatory scanning in drivers with homonymous visual field loss

Bianca Biebl, Max Kuhn, Franziska Stolle, Jing Xu, Klaus Bengler, Alex R. Bowers

published 01 Mar 2024

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