Dementia — the progressive decline in cognitive abilities, impacting memory, language and reasoning — affects more than 6 million Americans and accounts for over 100,000 deaths each year.

Functional neurological disorder is one of the most common medical conditions seen in emergency care and in outpatient neurology clinics. It affects around 10–22 people per 100,000 per year. This ...

There are adaptations and tools to help deal with low-vision issues that can result from aging and other conditions.

This optical illusion challenge is putting everyone's eyesight to the test. Only those with perfect 6/6 vision and a sharp mind can spot the hidden number 6 among a grid full of 0s, 3s, and 9s. Can ...

Medically reviewed by Christine L. Larsen, MD Blindness is completely or severely reduced vision. Contrary to popular belief, ...

A team of researchers has identified a promising new approach that may one day help to restore vision in people affected by macular degeneration and other retinal disorders.

Vision screening and eye care for residents of long-term care facilities have significant potential to enhance quality of ...

That’s exactly what happened in 1900 at the International Congress of Mathematicians at Sorbonne University in Paris.

A pretty village in southwest Turkey, some 450 miles from Istanbul and home to just 120 villagers has left doctors baffled by a widespread disability problem. More than half of its population are ...

Great Britain captain Anne Keothavong says the lack of top-20 players at the Billie Jean King Cup is "a tennis problem, not a player problem". Only three of the world's top-20 will compete in this ...

Using real-world data from over 300,000 cases, scientists uncovered a significant link between semaglutide and reported vision problems—raising ... adverse event data. Image Credit: memorisz ...