Visual impairment impacts a lot of people. It is when someone has a decreased ability to see.
I have always wanted to learn about vision and eyecare. Please tell me more.
Some people in the world do not have access to glasses or contact lenses, which puts them in the category.
That is awful.  Everyone should have access to vision care.  The government should provide it.
I agree. The term blindness is used for when vision is nearly or completely lost.
My doctor says i have glaucoma.  Bright light is blinding to me.  Will i be blind in the future?
-dilated pupil, redness of the eye, and nausea. Vision loss from glaucoma, once it has occurred, is permanent.
Risk factors for glaucoma include increased pressure in the eye, a family history of the condition, and high blood pressure. For eye pressures a value of greater than is often used with higher pressures leading to a greater risk. However, some may have high eye pressure for years and never develop damage. Conversely, optic nerve damage may occur with normal pressure, known as normal-tension
Visual impairment
Visual impairment, also known as vision impairment or vision loss, is a decreased ability to see to a degree that causes problems not fixable by usual means, such as glasses. Some also include those who have a decreased ability to see because they do not have access to glasses or contact lenses. Visual impairment is often defined as a best corrected visual acuity of worse than either 20/40 or 20/60. The term blindness is used for complete or nearly complete vision loss. Visual impairment may cause people difficulties with normal