The lancet global health commission on global eye health: vision beyond 2020

MJ Burton, J Ramke, AP Marques… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Eye health and vision have widespread and profound implications for many aspects of life,
health, sustainable development, and the economy. Yet nowadays, many people, families …

Glaucoma in adults—screening, diagnosis, and management: a review

JD Stein, AP Khawaja, JS Weizer - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Glaucoma is the most common cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Many
patients with glaucoma are asymptomatic early in the disease course. Primary care …

Trends in prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment over 30 years: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study

R Bourne, JD Steinmetz, S Flaxman… - The Lancet global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background To contribute to the WHO initiative, VISION 2020: The Right to Sight, an
assessment of global vision impairment in 2020 and temporal change is needed. We aimed …

IMI impact of myopia

P Sankaridurg, N Tahhan, H Kandel… - … & visual science, 2021 - iovs.arvojournals.org
The global burden of myopia is growing. Myopia affected nearly 30% of the world population
in 2020 and this number is expected to rise to 50% by 2050. This review aims to analyze the …

Causes of blindness and vision impairment in 2020 and trends over 30 years, and prevalence of avoidable blindness in relation to VISION 2020: the Right to Sight: an …

JD Steinmetz, RRA Bourne, PS Briant… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Many causes of vision impairment can be prevented or treated. With an ageing
global population, the demands for eye health services are increasing. We estimated the …

Refreshable braille display system based on triboelectric nanogenerator and dielectric elastomer

X Qu, X Ma, B Shi, H Li, L Zheng… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The blind mainly relies on Braille books to obtain text information. However, Braille books
with invariable content are ponderous and inconvenient to read. Hence, it is essential to find …

Accessible visualization: Design space, opportunities, and challenges

NW Kim, SC Joyner, A Riegelhuth… - Computer graphics …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Visualizations are now widely used across disciplines to understand and communicate data.
The benefit of visualizations lies in leveraging our natural visual perception. However, the …

Emerging nano-formulations and nanomedicines applications for ocular drug delivery

D Khiev, ZA Mohamed, R Vichare, R Paulson, S Bhatia… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ocular diseases can deteriorate vision to the point of blindness and thus can have a major
impact on the daily life of an individual. Conventional therapies are unable to provide …

Prevalence of visual acuity loss or blindness in the US: a Bayesian meta-analysis

AD Flaxman, JS Wittenborn, T Robalik… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Globally, more than 250 million people live with visual acuity loss or blindness,
and people in the US fear losing vision more than memory, hearing, or speech. But it …

Multimodal sensing and intuitive steering assistance improve navigation and mobility for people with impaired vision

P Slade, A Tambe, MJ Kochenderfer - Science robotics, 2021 - science.org
Globally, more than 250 million people have impaired vision and face challenges navigating
outside their homes, affecting their independence, mental health, and physical health …