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Vision Impairment

Vision Impairment is a sensory dysfunction characterized by a reduction in visual acuity, visual field, or contrast sensitivity that compromises the ability to detect environmental hazards and maintain postural stability, thereby increasing the risk of falls among older adults.

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A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Clinical Trial of High-Dose Supplementation With Vitamins C and E, Beta Carotene, and Zinc for Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Vision Loss

Archives of Ophthalmology · 2001 · 3.3K citations · Full text

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Causes and Prevalence of Visual Impairment Among Adults in the UnitedStates

Archives of Ophthalmology · 2004 · 2.6K citations · Full text

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A simple test of visual neglect

Martin L. Albert · Neurology · 1973 · 1.3K citations

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Activation of the primary visual cortex by Braille reading in blind subjects

Norihiro Sadato, Álvaro Pascual‐Leone, Jordan Grafman et al. · Nature · 1996 · 1.3K citations

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Global magnitude of visual impairment caused by uncorrected refractive errors in 2004

Serge Resnikoff · Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2008 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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  1. CO
    Cynthia Owsley

    University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States

    70 publications · 9.4K citations

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  2. EL
    Ecosse L. Lamoureux

    Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore

    82 publications · 4.4K citations

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  3. SK
    Sheila K. West

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    57 publications · 5.2K citations

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  4. RW
    Robert W. Massof

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    44 publications · 3K citations

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    Jill Keeffe

    Centre for Eye Research Australia, Australia

    51 publications · 3.6K citations

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  1. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    81 h-index

    771 publications

    54.7K citations

  2. Johns Hopkins Medicine

    Baltimore, United States

    62 h-index

    463 publications

    34.4K citations

  3. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    61 h-index

    433 publications

    27K citations

  4. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    57 h-index

    412 publications

    26.8K citations

  5. Centre for Eye Research Australia

    East Melbourne, Australia

    53 h-index

    447 publications

    26.2K citations

  6. University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Birmingham, United States

    49 h-index

    261 publications

    21.3K citations

  7. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    44 h-index

    295 publications

    23K citations

  8. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

    London, United Kingdom

    43 h-index

    215 publications

    17.1K citations

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  1. Ophthalmology

    152 publications · 18.2K citations

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  2. British Journal of Ophthalmology

    BJO · 216 publications · 15.8K citations

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  3. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

    IOVS · 227 publications · 15.2K citations

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 364 publications · 18K citations

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  5. Optometry and Vision Science

    258 publications · 14.1K citations

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