visually impaired

American  

adjective

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

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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 British  

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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• visual impairment
  noun

Etymology

Origin of visually impaired

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Dr Oscar, who is visually impaired, will need a guide runner for the official run, and our very own Gethin Jones has stepped up to the job.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Her human, Hester Poole, is competing in the visually impaired Para-alpine skiing events.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

In the women's visually impaired event, Britain's most decorated Winter Paralympian Menna Fitzpatrick and her guide Katie Guest finished ninth.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Austria's Johannes Aigner will be out to retain his title in the visually impaired event but Italian Giacomo Bertagnolli is the world champion and aiming to go one better than Beijing, where he won silver.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

So there I sat on that yellow school bus—Erik Fishers younger brother, Eclipse Boy, visually impaired and totally incapable of following in his brother’s footsteps.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor