American Academy of Optometry Think Tank III: Current challenges and future directions in low vision research
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Current challenges and future directions in low vision research1 World Health Organization and the Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study included uncorrected refractive errors as a cause of vision impairment.In their papers, they estimated 567 million people (7.6% of the world population) with acuity worse than 20/40 in 2020.The number reported in this paper (435 million) excluded the number of people with vision impairment due to uncorrected refractive errors, to be consistent with the definition of low vision.
Source: Optometry and Vision Science
DOI: 10.1002/ovs2.70113
Institutions: University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard University, University of Houston, Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, Marshall B. Ketchum University, University of Maine, VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System, University of California, Santa Cruz, New England College of Optometry
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Awards: Gaze-contingent computer screen magnification control for people with low vision, G2470901992, Reading and Pediatric Vision Impairment, G3513040557, G5997867284, G6056249552, Beacon Sensors and Telerehabilitation to Assess and Improve use of Devices (BeST-AID) for Low Vision, The preferred retinal locus in central vision loss, Point and Listen: Augmented Reality Interfaces for the Visually Impaired
OpenAlex ID: W7224508412