Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Visual Impairment and Blindness - What We Know and What We Have to Know

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Academic Editor

Giuseppe Lo Giudice
Giuseppe Lo Giudice

University of Padua,
Italy

Co-editor

Angel Catala
Angel Catala

Universidad Nacional de La Plata,
Argentina

Published09 September 2020

Doi10.5772/intechopen.73976

ISBN978-1-83880-258-5

Print ISBN978-1-83880-257-8

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-1-83962-953-2

Copyright year2020

Number of pages396

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Table of Contents

Open access  chapters

1. Infectious Keratitis: The Great Enemy

By Vatookarn Roongpoovapatr, Pinnita Prabhasawat, Saichin Isipradit, Mohamed Abou Shousha and Puwat Charukamnoetkanok

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2. How to Improve Visual Acuity in Keratoconic Cornea?

By Josefina A. Mejías S, Marta G. Hadid, Luis Izquierdo and Maria Henriquez

534
3. Diffractive Corneal Inlays: A New Concept for Correction of Presbyopia

By Diego Montagud-Martínez, Vicente Ferrando, Salvador Garcia-Delpech, Juan A. Monsoriu and Walter D. Furlan

889
4. Intraocular Forced Convection Mechanism Defect as Probable Cause of Normal-Tension Glaucoma

By Humberto D. Silva, Eduardo D. Silva, Maria Tamires D. Silva, Cristiana P. Dória and Cristiane P. Dória

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5. Training Reading Skills in Central Field Loss Patients: Impact of Clinical Advances and New Technologies to Improve Reading Ability

By Coco-Martin MB, J. Herrera Medina, J. Oliveros López, N.C. Platero Alvarado and L. Leal Vega

929
6. Efficient Computer-Aided Techniques to Detect Glaucoma

By Nataraj Vijapur and R. Srinivasarao Kunte

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11. Mechanistic Dissection of Macular Degeneration Using the Phosphorylation Interactome

By Weilue He, Srinivas R. Sripathi, Madu Joshua, Ruonan Zhang, Fabunmi Tosin, Patrick Ambrose, Diana R. Gutsaeva and Wan Jin Jahng

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15. The Role of Vision on Spatial Competence

By Giulia Cappagli and Monica Gori

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16. Sensory Substitution for Visual Impairments: A Technological Review

By Md Masum Billah, Zulkhairi Mohd Yusof, Kushsairy Kadir and Abdul Malik Mohd Ali

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17. Audio Cortical Processing in Blind Individuals

By Monica Gori, Maria Bianca Amadeo, Giulio Sandini and Claudio Campus

838
19. Low-Vision Rehabilitation in Maculopathy

By Giovanni Sato and Roberta Rizzo

811
20. Biometric Systems and Their Applications

By Souhail Guennouni, Anass Mansouri and Ali Ahaitouf

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21. Eye Movements during Barking at Print

By Tanya Beelders and Angela Stott

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