All Stories: blindness

“Eye conditions and vision impairment are widespread, and far too often they still go untreated,” says Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.

PARIS, FRANCE: A study presented at a scientific congress Thursday reported a link between long naps and a higher risk of diabetes, though it could not say if daytime sleeping was a symptom or a cause.

ISLAMABAD: As a boy, Asif Patel would take apart toys and transistor radios, relying only on his sense of touch to rebuild them, having been robbed of his sight by a rare condition that meant he was born without eyes.