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  2. Macular degeneration - Wikipedia

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    The transition from dry to wet AMD can happen rapidly, and if it is left untreated can lead to legal blindness in as little as six months. To prevent this from occurring and to initiate preventive strategies earlier in the disease process, dark adaptation testing may be performed.

  3. Molyneux's problem - Wikipedia

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    The surgical treatments took place between 2007 and 2010, and quickly brought the relevant subject from total congenital blindness to fully seeing. A carefully designed test was submitted to each subject within the next 48 hours. Based on its result, the experimenters concluded that the answer to Molyneux's problem is, in short, "no".

  4. 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 .

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

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    The Road House star, 43, recently spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about how he's used his legal blindness in his acting. Gyllenhaal has been wearing intensive corrective lenses since he was about ...

  6. Visual impairment - Wikipedia

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    Visual or vision impairment (VI or VIP) is the partial or total inability of visual perception.In the absence of treatment such as corrective eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment, visual impairment may cause the individual difficulties with normal daily tasks, including reading and walking. [6]

  7. Legal blindness - Wikipedia

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    This page is a redirect. The following categories are used to track and monitor this redirect: To a section : This is a redirect from a topic that does not have its own page to a section of a page on the subject.

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

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    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 found his blindness to be “advantageous ...

  9. Congenital blindness - Wikipedia

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    However, current literature has various definitions of both terms. Childhood blindness encompasses multiple diseases and conditions present in ages up to 16 years old, which can result in permanent blindness or severe visual impairment over time. [2] Congenital blindness is a hereditary disease and can be treated by gene therapy.