Terminology Service for NFDI4Health

Visual impairment

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Visual impairment (or vision impairment) is vision loss (of a person) to such a degree as to qualify as an additional support need through a significant limitation of visual capability resulting from either disease, trauma, or congenital or degenerative conditions that cannot be corrected by conventional means, such as refractive correction, medication, or surgery. [ ]

Term info

Label

Visual impairment

Synonyms
  • Impaired vision
  • Loss of eyesight
  • Poor vision
  • Visual impairment
database cross reference
Subsets

hposlim_core

layperson term
Visual impairment

layperson term
Poor vision

layperson term
Impaired vision

layperson term
Loss of eyesight

has alternative id

HP:0007758, HP:0000516, HP:0007860, HP:0007983, HP:0000566

has obo namespace

human_phenotype

id

HP:0000505

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