Preferred Name | Visual Impairment | |
Synonyms |
Impaired Visual Function Impaired Vision Loss of Eyesight Poor Vision |
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Definitions |
Visual impairment (or vision impairment) is vision loss (of a person) to such a degree as to qualify as an additional support need through a significant limitation of visual capability resulting from either disease, trauma, or congenital or degenerative conditions that cannot be corrected by conventional means, such as refractive correction, medication, or surgery. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000505 |
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database cross reference |
HP:0000505 |
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definition |
Visual impairment (or vision impairment) is vision loss (of a person) to such a degree as to qualify as an additional support need through a significant limitation of visual capability resulting from either disease, trauma, or congenital or degenerative conditions that cannot be corrected by conventional means, such as refractive correction, medication, or surgery. |
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definition source | ||
existence in other ontologies |
Sufficient |
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hasExactSynonym |
Impaired Visual Function Impaired Vision Loss of Eyesight Poor Vision |
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prefixIRI |
HP:0000505 |
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prefLabel |
Visual Impairment |
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previous identifier |
SCDO:1000022 |
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rdfs:label |
Visual Impairment |
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skos:prefLabel |
Visual Impairment |
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subClassOf |