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A recent study reveals how geographic atrophy affects patients' vision and quality of life, highlighting their coping ...

In a Brazilian village, a rare disease has affected many children. Research links it to cousin marriages, revealing how ...

When Jacoby Brown, a legally blind man, applied for a job at Walmart in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 2023, he decided to inform Brenda Draper, the store’s “people lead,” about his condition. The ...

A Walmart stocking associate in Little Rock has gone viral for his TikTok videos explaining how he works with his disability.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Geographic atrophy (GA) is characterized by progressive and irreversible atrophy of retinal tissues during ...

She had no relapses at the 1-year follow-up, with persistent severe visual deficit in the right eye and optic atrophy but no involvement of the left eye. The second patient was given 2 cycles of ...

Geographic atrophy (GA) is an advanced stage of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) that can lead to vision loss as retina cells die. It affects about 1 million people in the United States. Studies ...

Optic neuritis is an inflammation of the bundle of nerves that connects your eye to your brain, called the optic nerve. When the optic nerve is inflamed, visual information to the brain is disrupted, ...

The key to this method is in fiber-optic cables that react to disturbances underground. With a system to monitor cables, scientists are tapping into unseen volcanic data like never before. Iceland's ...