Sudden Blindness Diabetes
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. (Most people who use the term "blindness" mean complete blindness.)
People with vision worse than 20/200 are considered legally blind in most states in the United States.
Vision loss refers to the partial or complete loss of...
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Vision: night blindness
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Diabetes
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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