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What do blind people see?

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Dr. Ray Oyakawa answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Depends: Blindness is a general term. Legal blindness is a snellen visual acuity of less than 20/200 best corrected or a very small visual field. This is the big letter "e" on most charts. A person with absolute blindness can not see any light.

Answered 3/5/2015

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