visual impairment

collocation in English

meaningsofvisualandimpairment

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visual
adjective
uk
/ˈvɪʒ.u.əl/us
/ˈvɪʒ.u.əl/
relating ...
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impairment
noun[U]
uk
/ɪmˈpeə.mənt/us
/ɪmˈper.mənt/
the act of spoiling something or making it weaker so that it is ...
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(Definition ofvisualandimpairmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Stage 3 disease has the potential to causevisualimpairment.
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It is the commonest cause ofvisualimpairmentin diabetes.
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Visualimpairmenton dentists related to occupational mercury exposure.
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Patients with late paraphrenia are also more likely to havevisualimpairment.
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This issue is also important in considering risk factors forvisualimpairment.
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However, the mechanism ofvisualimpairmentin mercury intoxication is unclear.
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The proliferative stage of diabetic retinopathy leads tovisualimpairmentthrough bleeding or retinal detachment by accompanying fibrous tissues.
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The model ofvisualimpairmentand underconstrained perception lacks the ability to explain this complexity of hallucinatory events.
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We looked at movement, dexterity,visualimpairmentand communication ability.
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The latter is sometimes termed ocularvisualimpairmentwhen discussed in contrast to corticalvisualimpairment.
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Intervention included six standardized protocols for the management of six risk factors for delirium: cognitive impairment, sleep deprivation, immobility,visualimpairment, hearing impairment, and dehydration.
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Rehabilitation in elderly people withvisualimpairmentnosed at an early stage, laser therapy can be applied to the abnormal vessel in selected cases.
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In those with significantvisualimpairment, advice, provision of low-vision aids, blind registration, and involvement of social services and support groups can assist in maintaining independence.
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It is clear that not all patients would be able to undertake self-management, due, for example, tovisualimpairmentor problems with operating the home monitor.
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Just over a quarter of all elderly people have avisualimpairmentof some sort.
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Approximately 22,000 children under the age of 16 suffer some degree ofvisualimpairment.
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But, tragically, some children are born with a severevisualimpairmentand some are born blind.
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For many people withvisualimpairment, access to such information is a problem.
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In the area of blindness andvisualimpairment, half the schools have been closed.
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All receive support from local education authorityvisualimpairmentservices, generally in mainstream nurseries.
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On our latest information, some 13,600 people withvisualimpairmentare in receipt of attendance allowance.
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Visualimpairmentis another type of physical impairment.
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Athletes with avisualimpairmentcompete with a sighted guide.
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I believe that over 2.5 million people havevisualimpairmentand 8.7 million people have hearing impairment.
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