blindness
Information, Symptoms, Treatments and Resources
What is blindness?
Blindness is a lack of vision. It may also refer to a loss of vision that cannot be corrected with glasses or contact lenses.
- Partial blindness means you have very limited vision.
- Complete blindness means you cannot see anything and do not see light.
People with vision worse than 20/200 are considered legally blind in most states in the United States.
Alternative Names:
Loss of vision
Posts on blindness (164)
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- Sep 08, 2011
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- Aug 31, 2011
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- Jul 16, 2011
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- Jul 13, 2011
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- Jul 03, 2011
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