Low Vision
Low vision means that even with regular glasses, contact lenses, medicine, or surgery, people find everyday tasks difficult to do. Reading the mail, shopping, cooking, seeing the TV, and writing can seem challenging.
Low Vision News
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Visual impairment, blindness cases in U.S. expected to double by 2050 Posted on May 19, 2016
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Two NEI Grantees Awarded Helen Keller Prize Posted on May 13, 2015
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New NIH resources help growing number of Americans with vision loss Posted on Feb 1, 2013
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Going Blind—Film and Discussion, June 7, 2011 Posted on Jun 12, 2011
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Survey Shows Americans Lack Critical Facts about Maintaining Eye Health Posted on Mar 13, 2008
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Baltimore Hosts Two Exhibits on Vision From the National Institutes of Health Posted on Sep 6, 2005
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Help Now Available for People with Low Vision Posted on Oct 19, 1999
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Address by Carl Kupfer, MD, Vision '99 International Conference on Low Vision Posted on Jul 12, 1999