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Definition of “visual impairment”

visual impairment (ˈvɪʒʊəl ɪmˈpɛəmənt) 

Definitions

noun

  1. a defect in one's sight

visually impaired

Definitions

adjective

    1. having any defect of vision, whether disabling or not
    2. (as collective noun; preceded by the) ⇒ the visually impaired
      See partially sighted

Derived Forms

visual impairment noun

Example Sentences Including 'visual impairment'

"It is good for them to meet very successful people who have a visual impairment.
Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2002)
Harvie is deputy convener of the Scottish parliament's cross-party group on visual impairment.
Times, Sunday Times (2004)
Pesticide toxicity can manifest itself in humans as headaches, giddiness, nausea, neuromuscular weakness and visual impairment.
India Today (2002)

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