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Puducherry: Vision impaired more vulnerable to Covid, shows study

Tue, 04/27/2021 - 11:13 -- geeta.nair

PUDUCHERRY: People with blindness and low vision are more  vulnerable to Covid-19 infection and have a disadvantage of  not receiving sufficient information about the infection, a   survey by Aravind Eye Hospital in Puducherry showed.
Said to be first of its kind, the survey titled 'Impact of   Covid-19 on Individuals Across the Spectrum of Visual  Impairment' was published in the American Journal of  of Ophthalmology last month and found that people with  blindness and low vision find it difficult to adhere to  standard preventive measures. They are at greater  disadvantage of receiving insufficient information as they  rely on 'word of mouth', the survey said.

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/puducherry/puducherry-vision-impaired-more-vulnerable-to-covid-shows-study/articleshow/82079179.cms

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