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-'''Blindness''' is the condition of not having physical sight.  In the [[United States]] those with the disability of blindness are entitled to certain government programs to help them due to the limitations imposed upon them by their disability.  The legal definition of blindness in America is not absolute loss of vision, but an inability to see up to an acceptable range even with corrective lenses.
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-Blindness can be a condition from birth or be caused be a later accident or illness.  Proper [[nutrition]] is able to prevent many forms of blindness.
-In the [[Bible]], blindness is seen as a condition that occurs with extreme old age.  For instance [[Isaac]] loses his sight as he ages leading him to be tricked by his son [[Jacob]] pretending to be [[Esau]].  In the [[New Testament]], [[Jesus]] cured the blind and restored their sight.
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