Low vision defined Low Vision is defined as the best-corrected visual acuity less than 6/12 (‹20/40) in the better-seeing eye (excluding those who were categorized as being blind by the U.S. definition.) Read more about low vision See tables for low vision data 2010 U.S. age-specific prevalence rates for low vision by age and race/ethnicity 2010 prevalence rates of low vision by race 2010 U.S. prevalence of low vision by race/ethnicity 2010 U.S. prevalence of low vision by gender Projections for low vision (2010-2030-2050) Changes of cases between 2000 and 2010 2000 U.S. prevalence of low vision by race/ethnicity 2000 U.S. prevalence of all vision impaired by gender