Category: Vision Health

COVID-19 has fundamental impacts on billions of people globally, inevitably including  individuals with visual impairment. In ordinary times, many visually impaired individuals use assistive technologies in their daily activities to gain independence and autonomy. However, the complex nature of social interactions and social distancing in the era of COVID-19...

Authors: Preeti Gupta1,*, Shivani Majithia1, Eva K. Fenwick1,2, Alfred T. L. Gan1, Yih-Chung Tham1, Stanley Poh1, Sahil Thakur1, Charumathi Sabanayagam1,2,3, Tien Yin Wong1,2,3, Ching-Yu Cheng1,2,3, and Ecosse L. Lamoureux1,2,* 1 Singapore Eye Research Institute and Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore  2 Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore3 National University of Singapore, Singapore “Singapore is...

“Vision impairment related to myopia has a significant economic impact and a significant effect on quality of life regarding patients’ physical, emotional, and social functioning. Smith et al estimated the loss in world productivity caused myopia has a significant economic impact and a significant effect on quality of life...