Who Is Profoundly Blind?

Profound visual impairment occurs when a person has a visual field of 10 degrees or less or a Snellen visual acuity level of 20/500 to 20/1000.

What does profoundly blind mean?

20/200 to 20/400 is considered severe visual impairment, or severe low vision. 20/500 to 20/1,000 is considered profound visual impairment, or profound low vision. less than 20/1,000 is considered near-total visual impairment, or near total blindness.

Who is totally blind?

Total blindness describes people with eye disorders who have no light perception (NLP). That is, a person who's totally blind doesn't see any light at all. Total blindness can be the result of trauma, injury, or even conditions like end stage glaucoma or end stage diabetic retinopathy.