A child reaches for a toy, hesitates, then turns away — not because their eyes cannot see it, but because their brain cannot ...

CVI refers to visual impairment resulting from injury to the brain’s visual pathways or visual cortex. Vision in CVI is not simply reduced clarity; rather, it affects how visual information is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Large retrospective studies have demonstrated that visual impairment is a risk factor for developing cognitive ...

About 12 million Americans over the age of 40 are blind or visually impaired, according to the CDC. Because of the variety of visual impairments that exist, it’s difficult to generalize about the ...

As many as 1 in 5 dementia cases may be associated with vision impairment, new research suggests. These findings may open new avenues for dementia prevention through targeting vision impairment. More ...

Visual agnosia is a rare neurological condition in which people are unable to identify objects. People with visual agnosia can see an object, but the brain is unable to recognize it. It can occur due ...

In a recent study published in Nature Medicine, researchers conducted a prospective, multicenter, observational study between 14 January 2020 and 30 January 2022 in China. Study: Early detection of ...

Visual snow syndrome involves flickering dots in your field of vision. It’s unclear what causes it, but experts suspect it has neurological origins. Share on Pinterest Alexander Spatari (street), ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer by day, Comic by night, who aims to inform, inspire, and amuse. The Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired ...

Lorenzo reads out loud from an iPad inside a classroom at Miami Lighthouse Academy. “Pete was getting more ...” He pauses, sounds out one of the large, yellow words, then starts reading again.