### Question
What does blindness mean?


### Answer
**Blindness** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 416*:

> central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the use of a correcting lens

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 416*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 6-THE CHILDREN'S BUREAU > SUBCHAPTER II-FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS, AND DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS**

