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vision disorder
Used for:
diplopia
Broader Terms:
communication disorder
Broader Terms:
eye disorder
Broader Terms:
sensory disorder
Narrower Terms:
amblyopia
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blindness
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color blindness
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congenital vision disorder
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night blindness
Narrower Terms:
scotoma
Scope Note:
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.
Term Number:
1114-9612
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