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Nowadays, it is already well known that people live longer than they did in the past. In relation to this trend, i.e. the aging of the population, it is not any different for people with visual impairment. Visual impairment affects the quality of life of people, not just seniors, but across the whole life of the individual. The aim of the review study was to analyze the research findings of the issue of the quality of life of people with visual impairment in the elderly age by means of the selection, evaluation an...

The World Health Organization reports that there are 285 million people with visual impairment in the world, 39 million of whom are blind people. The European Union of blind people estimates that there are approximately 30 million people with visual impairment in Europe. The Czech Statistical Office, based on a sample survey of people with disabilities in 2013, states that there are approximately 65,000 people with severe visual impairment in the Czech Republic. The paper responds to the current state of inclusion...