Understanding Blindness In The United States

Understanding Blindness Society relies insensitively on images; making the world we live in, seem intended for sighted people. In a report done by the U.S National Library of Medicine (2015) vision impairment and blindness is also referred to as, Low Vision. To understand blindness we must first look at the different stages and severity of it. Partial blindness means one has very limited sight. Complete Blindness is when the person has no perception of lights and cannot see anything. In most states in the United States, individuals who have a vision of 20/200 or worse, even with the corrections of glasses, are considered legally blind.
Many individuals who have low vision may have age-related eye disorders, such as; macular degeneration,
cataract, diabetes, or glaucoma. For others blindness is a result of the following; eye injuries, stroke, tumors, retinitis pigmentosa, or other birth defects can be the main cause of their vision loss or blindness. Therefore, in their cases, very little, and often none, can be done to restore loss of vision in these patience. Visual aids, such as; glasses, large print, telescopes, reading software programs, and Braille can make life a bit clearer. When a person has low vision, activities such as; reading, watching TV, and driving, may be extremely challenging. Often people who have low vision are unable to correct their blurry vision even with the help of special aids, including; contacts, eyeglasses, medicine, and/or surgery ("Vision impairment", 2015).