Sentences with phrase «severe visual impairment»

It is a leading cause of severe visual impairment in adults older than 65.

The World Health Organization estimates that there are 285 million people with severe visual impairment around the world, of whom 39 million are completely blind.

Maria Lev, who performed the study as a part of her doctoral thesis, said one young subject had experienced significant limitations in school for years and had been unable to obtain a driver's license due to severe visual impairment from foveal crowding.

It's not that the game is unplayable for those with less severe visual impairments but rather it's going to require a very significant amount of extra cognitive processing to play competitively.

On average, about 12 percent of the examined 35 - to 74 - year - olds had early stage AMD, but only 0.2 percent of the study participants exhibited symptoms of late stage AMD, which is often associated with severe visual impairment.

Uncorrected refractive error was the leading cause of moderate to severe visual impairment, affecting an estimated 101.2 million people.

They also have severe visual impairment — the result of an underdeveloped optic nerve.

Now scientists have successfully restored full youthful plasticity in adult mice by transplanting young neurons into their brain — curing their severe visual impairments in the process.

I would prefer audiobooks, but it's probably a godsend for people with severe visual impairments.)

These abnormalities can result in severe visual impairment, although many dogs will have no obvious visual defect.

In affected dogs, severe visual impairment is evident when they are very young, by about 3 - 6 months of age.

The 22 - year - old, of Staffordshire, has cerebral palsy, severe visual impairment and spastic quadraparesis, after suffering serious injury as a baby.