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legal blindness
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Noun1.legal blindness - vision that is 20/200 or worse in both eyes (20/200 vision is the ability to see at 20 feet what a normal eye can see at 200 feet)
blindness, cecity, sightlessness - the state of being blind or lacking sight
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Byrne, who is now legally blind, pleaded not guilty to murder last month but guilty to manslaughter on grounds of provocation.
Man killed victim who tried to grope him; COURTS by The Mirror (London, England)
The 1994-1995 National Health Interview Survey on Disability (NHIS-D) defines individuals who are legally blind as those who reported that they have a central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the best possible correction or a visual field of 20 degrees or less.
Demographics of vision loss in the United States: dealing with ... by Kelly, Stacy M. / Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness
WORCESTER - A 49-year-old legally blind woman was hit by a sport utility vehicle and dragged 30 to 40 feet yesterday afternoon on Belmont Street, police said.
Blind woman, 49, dragged by SUV; Pedestrian struck on Belmont Street by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
 
 
 
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