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Forget visibility, air pollution is taking a toll on your vision

NEW DELHI: It's not just the heart and lungs that air pollution knocks out of shape. Doctors in the city are reporting an increase in eye-related complaints arising from pollution.

High-tech goggles could help visually impaired

SMITHTOWN, NY (CBS) - New high-tech digital goggles, made by eSight, promise to help the visually impaired see better than ever before.

For the first time in his life, 17-year-old Justin Crilly feels like most other kids.

"I'm able to do a lot more things on my own," Crilly said.

GARHWA STUDENT BAGS INSPIRE AWARD

Jharkhand’s small village of Nagar Utari in Garhwa district eked out a place for itself amongst hundreds of participants for the first time as Prithviraj Singh, a Class XII student won the third prize in the 16-17 age group category of the Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) awards at the National Science Exhibition in Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi yesterday.

Battling Blindness, Good Samaritan Doctor Helps Autistic Kids

KOCHI: She had lost her eyesight ten years ago. However, she did not allow impairment to hamper her from having a career and a normal life. A doctor, Reshmi Pramod’s life took a disastrous plunge when she was detected with macular degeneration, a disease causing vision loss and blindness soon after she started her practice.

PUNARBASA FELICITATES PHYSICALLY-CHALLENGED IN K’PADA

An organisation working for the help and rehabilitation of the physically challenged, Punarbasa, on Sunday organised its 4th Annual Punarbasa Samartha Samman for the physically challenged persons, who contributed to the society by setting an example.

Haryana ‘disables’ its disability commissioner

For the last one year, Haryana’s Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities has been meeting visitors in the parking lot of his office in Chandigarh’s Sector 17. For, his office is on the third floor and has no lift or ramp leading up to it, making it inaccessible to many wheelchair-bound visitors who come to him with grievances.

Differently-abled march on for recognition

NEW DELHI: The 'Walk of Freedom', held on Thursday at India Gate to show solidarity with the differently-abled, drew huge crowds. The walk was organised by National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) and Veer to mark 20 years of Persons with Disabilities Act.

NEED TO REFINE TALENT OF DIFFERENTLY-ABLED CHILDREN, SAYS CM

Talent and efficiency of differently-abled children are no less than others; it only needs to be refined with education and training,” said Chief Minister Raman Singh.

School for the Visually Impaired observe International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Naga Blind Association (NBA) observed the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3 in Dimapur. The day, which was declared by the United Nations, aims to promote an understanding of disability issues while mobilising support. ‘Inclusion matters: Access and empowerment of people of all disabilities’ is the year’s theme.