ReviewJournal of optometry
The impact of low vision on social function: The potential importance of lost visual social cues.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of low vision rehabilitation on visual function and quality of life in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Pooled it
- The impact of visual impairment and comorbid mental health disorders on daily functioning: a systematic literature review.BMC psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Patient-Reported Visual Function in Ataxias and Association with Clinical Oculomotor Findings.Cerebellum (London, England) · 2026Article
- The impact of vision impairment on living with congenital aniridia: a pan-European survey study.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2026Article
- Distinct roles of central and peripheral vision in rapid scene understanding.Journal of vision · 2026Article
- The Evolving Landscape of Vision Rehabilitation: Current Status and Future Directions.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2026Review
- Unveiling the psychological impact of visual impairment in young and middle-aged adults: a concept mapping study.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Caregiver-reported quality of life in individuals with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy and other severe neurodevelopmental encephalopathies.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Reduced plasma oxytocin levels in patients with open-angle glaucoma.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Research progress on glaucoma complicated with anxiety and depression.International journal of ophthalmology · 2026Review
- Exploring challenges and community support for hard-to-reach persons with visual impairment in the Free State province, South Africa: A qualitative study.African journal of disability · 2026Article
- Conditional pathways to loneliness in older adults with vision impairment: a decision-tree analysis.Innovation in aging · 2026Article
- The Clinical Use of Retinotopy in Functional Hemianopia.Neuro-ophthalmology (Aeolus Press) · 2026Article
- Caries Experience and Oral Health-Related Habits in Blind and Low-Vision Individuals in Croatia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Invited Editorial: Uniting the vision and aging sectors to advance healthy aging and eye health-The Manila Statement.Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry · 2025Article
- Research on the Anxiety and Depression of Patients with Mechanical Ocular Injuries: A Cross-Sectional Study.Psychology research and behavior management · 2025Article
- Topical Review: Clinical, Physiological, and Functional Benefits of Home-based Telerehabilitation with Occupational Therapists for Low Vision.International journal of telerehabilitation · 2025Review
- The impact of vision impairment on depressive symptoms among older adults: The mediating role of dispositional optimism.PloS one · 2025Article
- Prioritising the Burden of Geographic Atrophy and Treatment Expectations: A Modified Nominal Group Technique Study with International Patient-Led Organisations.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- A Simulation and Training Platform for Remote-Sighted Assistance.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Visual cues usually play a vital role in social interaction. As well as being the primary cue for identifying other people, visual cues also provide crucial non-verbal social information via both facial expressions and body language. One consequence of vision loss is the need to rely on non-visual cues during social interaction. Although verbal cues can carry a significant amount of information, this information is often not available to an untrained listener. Here, we review the current literature examining potential ways that the loss of social information due to vision loss might impact social functioning. A large number of studies suggest that low vision and blindness is a risk factor for anxiety and depression. This relationship has been attributed to multiple factors, including anxiety about disease progression, and impairments to quality of life that include difficulties reading, and a lack of access to work and social activities. However, our review suggests a potential additional contributing factor to reduced quality of life that has been hitherto overlooked: blindness may make it more difficult to effectively engage in social interactions, due to a loss of visual information. The current literature suggests it might be worth considering training in voice discrimination and/or recognition when carrying out rehabilitative training in late blind individuals.
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