A new tactile system for visually impaired voters will be in place for the upcoming referendum.

A blind man is to become the first person in the UK to get a guide horse - because he is scared of dogs.

An inseparable blind cat and her earless son are looking for a home in time for Christmas.

She tells Maura and Dáithí about losing her eyesight and how she deals within the classroom environment.

A blind man has been Tasered by police after his cane was mistaken for a gun.

Bill Cosby's eyesight has deteriorated to the point where he cannot identify his accusers in photographs or otherwise help with his defence, his lawyers said as they waged a multi pronged effort to get the sexual assault case against the 79-year-old comedian thrown out.

A UK woman has been left blind in one eye after she and her partner intervened to help a man who was being attacked.

Pope Francis has blessed the eyes of a five-year-old Ohio girl who suffers from a rare genetic disease that is gradually robbing her of her sight.

Thieves have robbed a frail blind pensioner of £250 after cornering her in a lift at a council building, UK police have said.

A blind woman fitted with a ‘bionic eye’ has spoken of her joy after she was able to tell the time for the first time in more than five years.

You’re probably used to seeing guide dogs offering a great service to blind people, but have you ever seen a guide horse?

Doctors used 3D technology to allow the woman to 'see' her son for the first time.

"I feel beautiful on the day when I feel like life is fun,"

If someone quips ’oh I’m colour blind’ when they can’t see a particular colour, it’s often dismissed as a funny quirk. Bur Marjorie Brennan discovers colour blindness can affect everything from playing sports to reading maps to career choice.

Going blind suddenly is not as uncommon as we think. But how do people cope, asks Rita de Brún.

A blind man who turned himself in to gardaí as a cannabis user to call for legalisation of the drug for medical purposes has urged others to join his campaign by also turning themselves over to the law.