visually impaired

adjective

1. (of a person) having reduced vision so severe as to constitute a disability.

noun

1. Usually the visually impaired. people with reduced vision so severe as to constitute a disability, considered collectively:

   He founded a training program to aid the visually impaired.

visually impaired

adjective

1. 1. having any defect of vision, whether disabling or not
   2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the ) See partially sighted

      the visually impaired

Usage

See visually handicapped

Derived Forms

• visual impairment, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of visually impaired¹

First recorded in 1920–25