Color blindness affects about 1 in 12 males. It can hinder education for youth, but there are things that can help.

Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD Blindness is completely or severely reduced vision. Contrary to popular belief, ...

Most blind people see more than you think Discover how blindness exists on a spectrum and what that means for support and ...

Scientists have created a new platform called 'Oz' that uses laser light to control up to 1,000 photoreceptors in the eye at once. Using Oz, the researchers showed people images, videos and a new, ...

Scientists have developed glasses that give real-time instructions to help blind people navigate without assistance dogs, canes or other humans. Researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in ...

A group of scientists might have just discovered a new color thanks to a new retina stimulation technique. Using the experimental process that targeted specific photo receptors in the eye ...

Discover surprising truths about blindness, from the spectrum of visual impairment to revolutionary treatments and adaptive ...

There are adaptations and tools to help deal with low-vision issues that can result from aging and other conditions.

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have discovered a way to trick the human eye into seeing a new, highly ...

The developers say current devices are a barrier to blind people using them, and they wanted to create a system where the user is indistinguishable from fully sighted people.