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  2. Visual impairment - Wikipedia

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    People with albinism often have vision loss to the extent that many are legally blind, though few of them actually cannot see. Leber congenital amaurosis can cause total blindness or severe sight loss from birth or early childhood.

  3. Recovery from blindness - Wikipedia

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    Recovery from blindness is the phenomenon of a blind person gaining the ability to see, usually as a result of medical treatment. As a thought experiment , the phenomenon is usually referred to as Molyneux's problem .

  4. A new surgery can give legally blind people 20/20 vision - AOL

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    Eyesight is arguably one of the most devastating senses a person can lose, and damaging it is all too common. According to the CDC, 3.4 million Americans aged 40 or over are considered legally ...

  5. Jake Gyllenhaal Discusses Being Legally Blind and Why It's ...

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    When I can't see in the morning, before I put on my glas The Road House star, 43, recently spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about how he's used his legal blindness in his acting.

  6. Braille literacy - Wikipedia

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    Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired is the largest educator of braille as well as the largest worldwide provider of distance education for people who are blind or visually impaired. Braille literacy has been a priority for Hadley since its founding in 1920, and to this day, braille courses are still the most popular.

  7. Jake Gyllenhaal Says Being Legally Blind Has Been ... - AOL

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    “When I can’t see. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Jake Gyllenhaal is opening up about how being legally blind has impacted his career. The actor, 43, shared with The Hollywood Reporter that he’s ...

  8. Blind artists - Wikipedia

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    Blind artists are people who are physically unable to see normally, yet work in the visual arts. This seeming contradiction is overcome when one understands that only around 10% of all people with blindness can see absolutely nothing at all. As such most blind people can in fact perceive some level of light and form, and it is by applying this ...

  9. How a blind surfer got over his fear of wiping out (and you ...

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    Pete Gustin experienced these usual surfing perils and overcame it all with an additional hurdle — he’s legally blind. Not only can he not see what's coming but he also can't study how others ...