The line between difference, disability, and disease is constantly shifting, shaped as much by social attitudes as biology. A ...

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What is Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI)? CVI refers to a brain condition, not an eye condition and results from damage to the visual systems in the brain that deal with processing and integrating ...

A quality improvement study found that severe visual impairment was affected by various social determinants of health, including low socioeconomic status, race, and educational level. There are 32 ...

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