About the eye

The eye in detail
Download a 118 page long rapport of the anatomy of the eye and optometry. 

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Visual impairment

In this document the most common eye diseases is described.

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Correctable eye diseases

Many eye diseases can be treated and even cured. In this document you can read about these diseases.

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Statistics

European statistics

Learn about the spread of visual impairment in Europe

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Demography

Learn about the demography of blindness and partial sight in the 44 countries in the European Union.

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Facts about magnitude and causes of visual impairment

These documents describes visual impairment on a global scale

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Assistive Technology

Tools-adaptive techniques

Learn about the principle behind low vision is to magnify the image using various tools in this document.

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Navigation systems for the blind

Learn about different technology that can help navigation for people with visual impairment

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