partially sighted

Related to partially sighted: Low vision

partially sighted

Visually impaired without being completely or legally blind. I've always been partially sighted, so I've gotten used to wearing glasses since I was a young kid.
See also: sighted
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

partially sighted

Euph. not able to see well. Carrie is partially sighted, but she is not able to see well enough to read. I am not blind. I am partially sighted.
See also: sighted
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • sighted
  • have got a leg up on (someone)
  • have got all (one's) marbles
  • is it
  • many a time
  • think on
  • think on (someone or something)
  • art is long and life is short
  • languish
  • languish in
References in periodicals archive
She appealed to caregivers of the blind and partially sighted persons to support their needs and seek help for them.
"All of those shortlisted demonstrate dedication and excellence, help to prevent sight loss or encourage and support blind and partially sighted people.
100 blind and partially sighted people take part in a commemorative walk to mark the 150th anniversary of Cardiff|Institute for the Blind DJ RADCLIFFE
As Stuart told me, many blind and partially sighted people love gaming, and he hopes his reviews will help them enjoy it even more.
The new accessible debit and savings cards have been specifically designed for blind and partially sighted customers and features include braille markings; a notch cut-out to help customers insert their cards into ATMs and PIN pad correctly; show telephone numbers where they will be most clear; and have large font on the back of the card to make phone numbers easier to read.
It is an opportunity for people to come along and find out about the fantastic work that goes on at the site to support people who are blind or partially sighted and may have other disabilities as well.
Your role will be to engage with the local community to support RNIB projects and activities that raise funds to help and support blind and partially sighted children and adults.
The trust has paid for a special flat screen television to enlarge small images, which some partially sighted pupils would struggle to see on a conventional computer screen.
IBM said the browser, which will give blind and partially sighted people the level of control over multimedia content that sighted people gain with a mouse, will be available later this year.
Written in large, high visibility text, partially sighted pastry lovers can now follow the instructions and be on their way to pastry perfection!
Mandoforms aims to provide guidelines to organisations when they are creating and deploying e-forms so that they can be more easily accessible to disabled, blind and partially sighted individuals.
Inspector Tracy Harkins of Paisley Police said: "This woman is partially sighted and because of that, she couldn't check if it was her normal odd-job man.
"Accessible voting for blind and partially sighted people should be totally reliable.
A&E and the blind AS a charity founded to ensure the continued improvement of potential for the blind and partially sighted we are most concerned that closure of both the A&E department and, indeed, the infirmary itself are proposed.