Blindness

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Blindness

Synonym(s) - Amaurosis - Blindness, Legal - Blindness, Monocular - Blindness, Acquired - Blindness, Complete

Definition: The inability to see or the loss or absence of perception of visual stimuli. This condition may be the result of EYE DISEASES; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; OPTIC CHIASM diseases; or BRAIN DISEASES affecting the VISUAL PATHWAYS or OCCIPITAL LOBE.

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