Sentences with phrase «sight loss often»

Visual impairment — sight loss often caused by eye disease, trauma, or a congenital or degenerative condition that can not be corrected with glasses or contact lenses — is associated with a poorer quality of life and, when severe, loss of independence.

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With the aid of magnifying tools, students with less severe vision loss can often use the same handouts and textbooks as their sighted peers.

The Society is criticising the slow progress in implementing an EU directive to put sight loss warnings on cigarette packets which was first agreed in 2012 and says current smoking advice often ignores the link with blindness.

Often, the dismemberment benefit will pay a portion of the accidental death benefit for accidents in which the enrolled person or enrolled dependent would suffer the loss of any or all limbs, be paralyzed, lose sight, hearing, speech or specific combinations of injuries that inhibit mobility and activities of daily living.

Cataracts, genetic diseases and other causes are often the root of sight loss in older animals.

After researching and writing the article on pet loss (September 1997 issue), we realized that for those persons who might be devastated by the loss of a pet or an assistance dog (for sight -, bearing -, or mobility - impaired persons), some form of insurance or buying service for financial relief may be a necessity Often there is great intrinsic value derived from extended training and depth of human / animal bonding.

The change is often so gradual that many owners don't notice anything until hearing loss or sight loss is total.

These policies often cover other major injuries such as the loss of a limb or body function such as sight at a portion of the face value.