Finding
vision disorder
vi·sion dis·or·der [ vizh-uhn dis-awr-der ]
Subclass of:
Sensation Disorders;
Disorder of eye
Definitions related to vision disorders:
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Any impairment to the vision.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Visual impairments limiting one or more of the basic functions of the eye: visual acuity, dark adaptation, color vision, or peripheral vision; may result from eye diseases, optic nerve diseases, visual pathway diseases, occipital lobe diseases, ocular motility disorders, etc; visual disability refers to inability of the individual to perform specific visual tasks, such as reading, writing, orientation, or traveling unaided.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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