Essays about: "nearsightedness"

Found 4 essays containing the word nearsightedness.

  1. 1. Visuomotor coordination in people with nearsightedness : A study on gaze and lower body movement

    University essay from KTH/Medicinteknik och hälsosystem

    Author : Zhaoyuan Wan; [2022]
    Keywords : Visuomotor coordination; gait analysis; gaze behaviour; nearsightedness; motion capture; eye-tracking;

    Abstract : At least 2.6 billion people all over the world suffer from nearsightedness, among whom 312 million are under 19 years old. Just like other vision problems, uncorrected nearsightedness brings inconvenience to many human daily activities including walking. READ MORE

  3. 2. An accessible grocery store for low vision customers : Human-centered design of a universal shopping solution, with a focus on people with low vision

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

    Author : Johan Pihl; [2018]
    Keywords : industrial design engineering; human-centered design; universal design; inclusive design; grocery store; visually impaired; low vision; user interface design; smartphone; teknisk design; människocentrerad design; universell design; inkluderande design; mataffär; synskadad; synsvag; användargränssnitt; smartphone;

    Abstract : Around one percent of the Swedish population is defined as visually impaired and ten percent of them are classified as blind (Funka, n.d.; SRF, 2017a). A study shows that the prevalence of nearsightedness will increase to around half the population in the world in 2050 (Holden et. READ MORE

  4. 3. The refractive state of the eye in Icelandic horses heterozygous for the Silver mutation

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Maria K Johansson; [2016]
    Keywords : multiple congenital ocular anomalies; MCOA; refraction; horse; sciascopy; Icelandic horses;

    Abstract : Background: The syndrome Multiple Congenital Ocular Anomalies (MCOA) is a congenital eye disease in horses. Previous studies have shown that both the MCOA syndrome and the silver coat color in horses are caused by the same missense mutation in PMEL17. READ MORE

  5. 4. Nearwork - a risk factor for overcorrectingpatients?

    University essay from Naturvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Patrik Vall; [2009]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Introduction: Research has shown that people become more myopic when performing nearwork. This phenomenon is called nearwork-induced transient myopia (NITM). READ MORE