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Blindness

The training–discovery paradox: Evidence from citizen science

Shawn Ogunseye, Jeffrey Parsons, Roman Lukyanenko, Yoones Sekhavat

published 29 Oct 2026

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Predictors of improvement in distance presenting visual acuity after refraction and reading rehabilitation at ≤ 1.5 M print size in older adults with low vision

Daniel Martins Cabal, Manuela Molina Ferreira, Rosalia Antunes-Foschini

published 29 Oct 2026

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Understanding visual impairment trends in the Gulf Council Countries: An analysis from 1990 to 2021 and time-series predictions for 2030

Ahmed Saad AL Zomia, Saeed T. Alshahrani, Ibrahim Ali AL Zehefa, Abdullah Jallwi Korkoman, Ahmed Abdullah Alamoud, Mazen Abdullah Alqahtani, Mahmoud Tarek Mirdad, Mohammed Tarek Mirdad, Raad Ahmed A. Alnami, Faisal Nasser M. Alahmari, Saad Ali Alshahrani, Sultan Abdulrahman Alyali

published 08 Sep 2026

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Beyond prevalence: A complete catchment eye health system profile using rapid assessment of avoidable blindness, a population-based eye health survey, and the first implementation of the newly developed health system module

Shalinder Sabherwal, Ian McCormick, Mohd Javed, Jacqueline Ramke, Shamanna B. R, Sandeep Buttan, Atanu Majumdar, Pushkar Silwal, Simrat Chandi, Basitali Lakhani, Shreya Tyagi, Utsav Deep, Vaibhav Jain, Andrew Bastawrous

published 10 Aug 2026

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“You never know what’s in front of you”: A mixed methods study of barriers and facilitators to physical activity among blind and low-vision adults with type 2 diabetes

Emily J. Nicklett, Meredith L. Stensland, Weidi Qin, Tiffany Walker, Turnip Van Dyke, Deven Murray, Beatriz Morales-Hernandez, Giselle Reinhardt Gillis, Julia J. Crowley

published 17 Jun 2026

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Assessment of newly designed fonts for visual accessibility

Gordon E. Legge, Yingzi Xiong, Qingying Gao, Rachel Gage, Taylor Knickel, Charles Bigelow

published 24 Mar 2026

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Prevalence and risk factors of gross neurologic deficits in children after severe malaria: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Allen Eva Okullo, Simple Ouma, Chandy C. John, Michael Boele van Hensbroek, Kevin Ouma Ojiambo, Caroline Otike, Alison Annet Kinengyere, Andrea L. Conroy, Moses Ocan, Ekwaro A. Obuku, Richard Idro

published 17 Mar 2026

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Perceived sound localization abilities in blind individuals

Prachi Agrawal, Haley Cihunka, Joseph Paul Nemargut, Walter Wittich, Chris Bradley, Yingzi Xiong

published 06 Feb 2026

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Protocol for investigating the warping of spatial experience across the blind spot to contrast predictions of the Integrated Information Theory and Predictive Processing accounts of consciousness

Clement Abbatecola, Bernard Marius ’t Hart, Belén M. Montabes de la Cruz, Lucy S. Petro, Cyriel M. A. Pennartz, Giulio Tononi, Karl J. Friston, Jakob Hohwy, Umberto Olcese, Melanie Boly, Andrew M. Haun, Srimant P. Tripathy, Patrick Cavanagh, Lars F. Muckli, TWCF-INTREPID consortium

published 29 Jan 2026

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Visual, auditory, and audiovisual time-to-collision estimation among participants with age-related macular degeneration compared to a normal-vision group: The TTC-AMD study

Patricia R. DeLucia, Daniel Oberfeld, Joseph K. Kearney, Melissa Cloutier, Anna M. Jilla, Avery Zhou, Stephanie Trejo Corona, Jessica Cormier, Audrey Taylor, Charles C. Wykoff, Robin Baurès

published 04 Dec 2025

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Bilateral vestibulopathy affects spatial and temporal perception

Olga Kuldavletova, Deborah Cecilia Navarro Morales, Timothy R. Macaulay, Scott J. Wood, Michel Toupet, Charlotte Hautefort, Christian Van Nechel, Anthony Rengel, Adéla Kola, Thomas Fréret, Gaëlle Quarck, Pierre Denise, Gilles Clément

published 06 Nov 2025

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Prevalence and causes of blindness and vision impairment in Western Uganda: Findings from a rapid assessment of avoidable blindness (RAAB) survey

Mostafa Bondok, Moses Kasadhakawo, John Onyango, Oscar Turya, Khumbo Kalua

published 13 Oct 2025

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Identifying the influencing factors for cataract surgery uptake in Malaysia

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

published 12 Sep 2025

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