SEMINAR ON

HANDICAPPED
CHILDREN

PRESENTED BY:
LUMINA.S
M.SC NURSING
CLASSIFICATION:
• 20/30 to 20/60 : is considered mild vision loss, or
near-normal vision
• 20/70 to 20/160 : is considered moderate visual
impairment, or moderate low vision
• 20/200 to 20/400 : is considered severe visual
impairment, or severe low vision
• 20/500 to 20/1,000 : is considered profound visual
impairment, or profound low vision
• More than 20/1,000 : is considered near-total visual
impairment, or near total blindness
• No light perception (NLP) : is considered total visual
impairment, or total blindness
• Blindness is defined by the World Health
Organization as vision in a person's best eye
with best correction of less than 20/500 or
a visual field of less than 10 degrees