visual impairments
Difficulty seeing clearly
Visual impairments are conditions that reduce or eliminate the ability to see.
The term covers a spectrum from partial sight loss to total blindness, including conditions like macular degeneration, glaucoma, and cataracts.
The museum offers audio guides for visitors with visual impairments.
The plural form typically appears in accessibility contexts and medical discussions.
- screen readersSoftware vocalizing on-display content
- assistive technologyDisability-compensating devices and software
- glaucomaPressure damages optic nerve
- cataractsSteep falls or eye opacity
- braille displaysTouchable text output devices
magnifying glasses · reading glasses · corrective lenses · hemianopia · macular degeneration · photophobia · diplopia · amblyopia · white canes · guide dogs · service animal · audio books · workplace accommodations · chemical burns · strabismus · large print · astigmatism · eye exam
- accessibilitywheelchair access, wheelchair sports, wheelchair ramp, adaptive skiing, accessibility features
- disability servicesdisability benefits, disability services, disability allowance, disability advocacy, disability payments
- special educationspecial education, special ed, special needs, IEP, IEPs
visual impairmentsperfect vision
Optimal visual acuity
20/20 vision · normal vision · sightedness · visual acuity · keen eyesight
visual, visually, vision, visions, visible, visibility, invisible, invisibility, visionary