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# Blindness

Last month
April 2023
Voices
Opinion: I am now blind - here are some tips for the sighted to help us along
Robert Thompson lives with significant sight loss and here, he describes how he handled the diagnosis and learned to live again.
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Apr 16th 2023, 7:30 AM
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Voices
Opinion: I've been accused of faking my visual impairment - this got worse during Covid
Gillian Stafford outlines what life has been like as a person battling blindness and the further challenges she’s faced during the pandemic.
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Nov 6th 2021, 8:30 AM
# Future Focus
Bye-bye bifocals, hello bionic eyes: the future of seeing and hearing
Plus how Amazon’s Alexa could be literally inside your ear.
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Feb 10th 2019, 7:30 PM
# cone dystrophy
'I don’t know any different': Former Voice of Ireland star refuses to let sight loss hold her back
Rebecca Kelly and three other members of her family live with visual impairment.
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Oct 6th 2018, 7:30 AM
# challenging perceptions
'People always say my dad is amazing. He's not, he's just blind'
A new play aims to challenge perceptions about people with disabilities.
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Aug 25th 2018, 9:00 PM
# World Sight Day
'It puts holes in the retina': Thousands at risk of blindness due to diabetes-linked eye disease
“People absolutely take their eyesight for granted until there’s a problem,” Stephen Duffy said.
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Oct 12th 2017, 6:20 AM
# threefold increase
The number of blind people in the world is set to triple by 2050
That is according to a new study, which said more than 115 million people will be blind by the middle of this century.
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Aug 3rd 2017, 7:20 AM
# making a difference
'Technology is the great equaliser' - how two apps for those with impaired sight are levelling the playing field
The two apps have been developed in conjunction with National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI).
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Jul 16th 2017, 8:30 PM
# put the phone down
Using your smartphone at night could make you temporarily blind
This week, a woman from Fermanagh described her experience of Transient Smartphone Blindness.
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Nov 1st 2016, 3:53 PM
# second sight
Breakthrough as 'bionic eye' restores sight in blind patients
A new clinical trial has given hope to people with sight loss.
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Jul 5th 2015, 8:45 AM
Voices
My 2014: I met the Taoiseach, President Obama, and put spinal injuries on the global agenda
I may no longer be the adventure athlete I was before I broke my back, but I am now an explorer searching for a cure for spinal cord injuries.
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Dec 29th 2014, 8:30 AM
# Blindness
'Exciting step forward' as human embryo stem cell transplant restores sight in patients
No safety concerns were detected up to 22 months after the transplant.
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Oct 15th 2014, 7:45 AM
Voices
Opinion: Losing my sight at 23 was traumatic, but my dog is with me every step of the way
What my sight loss has shown me is that we can’t control what happens to us – we can only control how we deal with it.
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Oct 9th 2014, 8:00 AM
# don't turn a blind eye
Calls for measures to be introduced to eliminate avoidable blindness by 2020
There are currently more than 220,000 people in Ireland who are blind or vision impaired.
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Jul 16th 2014, 9:56 PM
# Diabetes
'I went to look at myself in the mirror and I couldn’t see my face'
Joe McPhilips has told the story of how he went blind, in the hope of reminding people of the importance of correctly managing their diabetes.
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Jun 27th 2014, 8:22 PM
# Awareness
Have you had an eye test in the last two years? Half of people in Ireland haven't
A fifth have never had a sight test at all.
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Jun 15th 2014, 2:15 PM
# PREVENTABLE
Irish people going blind waiting for cataract surgery
Ireland could save €76 million annually if earlier intervention was prioritised.
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Apr 3rd 2014, 4:59 PM
# Discovery
Trinity researchers make blindness breakthrough
The researchers looked at age-related macular degeneration, which causes blindness in sufferers.
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Apr 3rd 2014, 10:38 AM
# eyes wide open
These are the sights Irish people would miss most
Sightsavers asks people to take snaps of things they would miss being able to see were they to lose their vision… this is the result.
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Mar 8th 2014, 10:00 AM
Voices
Column: Why are over two thirds of blind people in the world women?
It’s unimaginable to many in the developed world that a person could be last in line for medical care and education simply because of gender – but for millions of women this is the stark reality, writes Michael Marren.
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Dec 4th 2013, 7:00 AM
Voices
Column: I went blind at 14 – but my guide dog Miles has changed my life
Kevin Kelly was plunged into a world of darkness when he went completely blind at just 14, but thanks to his companion Miles he has been able to obtain a Master’s degree and pursue the career he wanted.
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Oct 10th 2013, 1:00 PM
# what a racket
Which noises sound good to a blind person?
The things that sound best when you can’t see.
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May 28th 2013, 7:09 PM
# bat signal
Blind people have the potential to use their 'inner bat' to locate objects
Researchers are now looking at developing training programmes and assistive devices for blind people using the data.
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May 20th 2013, 7:30 PM
# Jury Duty
FLAC says 'Jury Service' report should include deaf and blind people
While the report expressed concerns over interpreters being present for jury discussion, FLAC have said that deaf and blind people should still be able to take part in non-criminal trials.
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Apr 15th 2013, 6:53 PM
# sensory
Want to be blindfolded - in the name of entertainment?
250 people will be blindfolded while at a fundraising event this month, which is being held to raise awareness of age-related macular degeneration.
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Sep 13th 2012, 6:45 AM
# sight
Three blind mice? New chemical helps sightless mice to see – US study
The findings offer hope of a treatment that could eventually help people who are blind.
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Jul 26th 2012, 7:30 AM
# Irish Rail
Blind community to blitz Irish Rail with protest texts
Two staffers at Irish Rail are due to be inundated with texts about the poor quality of audible announcements on Irish trains.
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Jul 19th 2012, 6:30 AM
# Sight Loss
Sight loss most common fear for the over-50s
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) may not as well known as other eye diseases, but it is the most common cause of registered blindness in Ireland.
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Sep 19th 2011, 9:16 AM
# Vision
Vision chip helps blind people to see again
A pioneering new technology brings “the realms of science fiction” into the lives of people devastated by blindness.
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Nov 4th 2010, 8:00 AM