Blindness
Scope Notes: A condition causing loss of sight. For material addressing people with blindness and services to people who are blind, use BLIND. For conditions causing partial blindness, use VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS.
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ICF I:
- b2 SENSORY FUNCTIONS AND PAIN
- s2 THE EYE, EAR AND RELATED STRUCTURES
- d1 LEARNING AND APPLYING KNOWLEDGE
- d3 COMMUNICATION
ICF III:
- b210 Seeing functions
- s220 Structure of eyeball
- d110 Watching
- e125 Products and technology for communication
- e580 Health services, systems and policies
ICF IV:
- b2100 Visual acuity functions
- b2101 Visual field functions
- b2102 Quality of vision
- e1251 Assistive products and technology for communication
- e5800 Health services
Changes:
Added to thesaurus 8/98, Added 'Word' text, 5/3/99