BrushLens, a smartphone case, could increase touchscreen accessibility for people with visual impairments, researchers say.

New research on social challenges facing visually impaired and blind people yields tips to make interactions less uncomfortable.

Interactive visualizations aren't often accessible to people who use screen readers that use a synthesized voice or Braille. VoxLens aims to change that.

Blind people can remember speech better than sighted people, but do no better when remembering sounds, a new study shows.

"If the goal is to treat blindness, we want to make sure that the retinal pigment epithelium cells... are still doing the job they're supposed to."

"Armed with this data, we can now target new therapeutic approaches aimed at treating or potentially curing blindness," says Krzysztof Palczewski.

A "smart" white cane that uses way-finding approaches from robotics and self-driving vehicles could benefit people who are blind or visually impaired.

New biomarkers in the eyes could help manage diabetic retinopathy, the most common diabetic eye disease and a leading cause of blindness in US adults.

Optogenetic therapy has for the first time enabled a man who was completely blind to locate and identify objects while wearing specialized goggles.

Only 1 in 10 people with diabetes in 55 low- and middle-income countries receive comprehensive care. Many don't even know they have the condition.