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A Visual Impairment is a term experts use to describe any kind of vision loss, whether it's someone who cannot see at all or someone who has partial vision loss.

occurs when an eye condition affects the visual system and its vision functions

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excessive rubbing of eye

unusual turning of the head, body, or eye

watery eyes

eye fatigue

frequent headaches or eye pain

squinting or shading eye to see things

difficulty keeping up with reading a writing(including copy notes from a board or other readings)

poor sensory perceptual coordination (sensory and motor skills)

failure to make eye contact

confusion reading and writing

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Eyes that don’t move together when following an object or a face

Crossed eyes, (eyes that turn out or in, eyes that flutter from side to side or up and down, or eyes that do not seem to focus)

Eyes that bulge, dance, or bounce in rapid rhythmic movements

Pupils that are unequal in size or that appear white instead of black

Repeated shutting or covering of one eye

Unusual degree of clumsiness

Sitting too close to the TV or holding toys and books too close to the face

Avoiding tasks and activities that require good vision

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refractive errors (when the shape of the eye prevents light from focusing on the retina)

cataract (clouding of eyes)

diabetic retinopathy (diabetes that damages the retina)

glaucoma

age-related macular degeneration

injury to eyes

congenital blindness (which means they are visually impaired at birth)

infection of the eyes

At Risk for Visual Impairments: Cerebral palsy, Congenital Cataracts, maternal infections, premature or low birth weight, Strabismus

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A Day with Emilia - A  Story About Visual Impairment - by Estefany Vargas

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Students with Visual Impairments are recognized as a category inside the IDEA

Support in the class

Make seating changes, when needed, to help kids see you or learning materials.

Keep walkways open. Make sure your classroom is easy to move through and free of obstacles.

Give extra time, if needed.

Know about assistive devices, technology, or other learning aids. Kids may use magnifiers for reading or read from large-printed books and handouts. Audiobooks are a good idea. For kids who can’t type, voice-activated computers help them do classwork.

Allow verbal responses for assignments or tests to measure learning.

Talk about and celebrate differences. Students with visual impairments want to be accepted like everyone else.

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When I was around 2 years old my mom noticed that I would constantly look out of the side of my eye to views things and that one of my eyes was a lazy eye.

She took me to the Ophthalmologist and I was prescribes with my first pair of glasses at 2. As I got older from around the time when I first started kindergarten or first grade, my eye doctor suggesting patching on my eye with good vision to help the eye with bad vision get stronger and be put to use. I wore the patch for about 2-3 years and ever since then I have been wearing glasses even since. Luckily my impairment isn't as bad and doesn't affect much of my day to day life.

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https://www.cdc.gov/vision-health/data-research/vision-loss-facts/index.html

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/blindness-and-visual-impairment

https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/visual-impairment.html

https://sightsforhope.org/signs/

https://www.parentcenterhub.org/visualimpairment/

https://www.projectidealonline.org/v/visual-impairments/

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WHO fact sheet on blindness and visual impairment providing key facts, definitions, causes, who is at risk, global and WHO response.