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* (H53.0) Amblyopia (lazy eye) — poor or blurry vision due to either no transmission or poor transmission of the visual image to the brain
* (H53.0) Leber's congenital amaurosis — genetic disorder; appears at birth, characterised by sluggish or no pupillary responses
* (H53.1, H53.4) Scotoma (blind spot) — an area impairment of vision surrounded by a field of relatively well-preserved vision
* (H53.5) Color blindness — the inability to perceive differences between some or all colors that other people can distinguish
o (H53.5) Achromatopsia / Maskun — a low cone count or lack of function in cone cells
* (H53.6) Nyctalopia (Nightblindness) — a condition making it difficult or impossible to see in the dark
* (H54) Blindness — the brain does not receive optical information, through various causes
o (H54/B73) River blindness — blindness caused by long-term infection by a parasetic worm (rare in western societies)
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