impaired vision
Eyes not sharp
Impaired vision is eyesight that falls below normal function—whether from disease, injury, or congenital condition.
The term covers a spectrum from mild difficulty reading fine print to near-total blindness.
In legal and medical contexts, it often triggers specific accommodations or qualifications: The form asked whether applicants had impaired vision or hearing.
- eyeglassesCorrective lenses worn
- thick glassesHigh-prescription eyewear
- reading difficultiesImpaired text comprehension
- cataractsSteep falls or eye opacity
- contact lensesVision aids worn on eyes
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- impairmentsdisability, paralysis, incapacity, blindness, deafness
- Disabilitiesblind, paralysis, developmental disability, amputees, intellectual disability
- sensory disorderscolor blindness, hearing loss, blindness, numbness, loss of taste
- vision conditionsnearsightedness, farsightedness, blindness, myopia, hyperopia
- driving hazardspotholes, black ice, debris, road debris, icy roads
- stroke symptomsslurred speech, arm weakness, hemiparesis, hemiplegia, dysarthria
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