The definition of visual impairment in the US is 20/200 or 20° in the better eye with correction. Other countries have similar definitions.


Blind people can work in a large variety of occupations. There are blind lawyers, psychologists, musicians, carpenters, biologists, mechanics and computer pogrammers.

I'm not from the US and I don't really understand this American way of measuring low vision. It seems illogical to me that the number 200 is used as a baseline. In my country Switzerland we just use percentages, which makes far more sense in my opinion. I'm completely blind in my left eye and I've got about 2% vision in my right eye. That's enough to see colors and some shapes. I can tell how many fingers you're holding up from about 1 meter (3 feet) of distance, assuming the light conditions aren't too bad. I can see pieces of furniture (table, chairs, bookshelf etc.) from across the room. I can't see any details from this distance though. For example I can't see where one book ends and another begins from across the room. It's all just one big colorful blur.

I don't have a job yet. I've been a university student for a very long time. As in... roughly the past 10 years. I've always been moving forward, just very slowly. There have been phases where I was able to move forward quite fast and other phases where I practically didn't move at all. For example during the past two semesters I have gained almost no credits due to severe health problems regarding my eye. My condition is aniridia, which is progressive. That means it becomes worse and worse over the years and eventually leads to complete blindness. My long study period is basically a result of this. When I began my studies around age 21, my vision was still significantly better. The dramatic loss of eyesight has caused me lots of hurt. I've been suffering from depression and visiting therapy for the past 3 years. I've also had multiple eye surgeries with long healing phases. During those times, I usually had to stop everything I was doing in terms of uni. In fact, I've had a very difficult surgery just 2 months ago.

However, like I said, I have been moving forward slowly but steadily. Next summer (in a year) I'm planning to graduate my Master's. What comes after that depends on my health condition. I originally wanted to become a teacher but I'm not sure if that's still possible. People around me have been very discouraging.

My vision is 20/200

My first job was washing dishes at a local restaurant and then I worked in retail, as a weight room attendant, and as a tour guide in college. I kept doing retail after college.

Now I work in human resources, and I feel pretty lucky. I used to get social security payments which was lucky but I just wanted to work, and now i can support myself. I also was lucky to be part of an employment immersion program through an organization that helps blind people find work. I first got a retail job from going to a job fair for job seekers with disabilities with others in the program. Then I found out about a public sector HR trainee program from the employment immersion instructor (who had an HR background) and applied for that. I did the whole application, exam, and interview process without assistance and was offered a spot. It was my proudest accomplishment. Now I work for a private company, and I have an HR certification.

I can't drive a car. I can bike or walk to my current workplace. I was able to take public transit or use a carpool app to get to my old workplace. I loved carpooling because I made friends that way!

I have 20/200 vision. Glasses don't help because my problem is with my optic nerve and not the eye itself.

I currently work at a grocery store but am planning on becoming a psychologists. Their are some challenges at work. Checking dates of products for instance, but their are ways around it. I keep a magnifier in my pocket usually.

I have 2% (0,02 or 1/20) vision in right eye so it's distance compared to my arm length or often worse. Left eye non functional 16 years due to retinopathy of prematurity late complications. It doesn't mean I can't see anything further away things are just blurry hard to define or non recognizable. Have 3 pairs of glasses none helping reading just for photosensitivity and preventing direct eye damage.

I don't have driving license so having a job even as massage therapist or physiotherapist is hard. Asked my eye doctor last time for it :) she laughed "You would be the first one in this country in the history with such eyesight. I'm sorry I still can't allow you to drive". "Let's hope for autonomous cars or eye replacements/regenerations that one or another would come".

If I would do work hmm :) international hotel tester or desserts & sweets/SPA/cosmetic/tea/technology/anything cool tester, wild dolphin researcher and rescue, photographer, jewelry maker, guitarist & singer, 3D custom sweets creator with 3D printer, ice cream shop owner on a island or having a small family hotel near sea or ocean so many things to do! But back to reality a job maybe not full-time to not kill my health that would give me enough money to do vacation, have enough not to hunger and for meds/chlotes/bills, for occasional travels. Would be nice to have a friendly dog maybe a service one? - I written a wish list here!

I’m about 20/100-200
Depending.
I have nystagmus so in a sense I sorta have “multiple visual acuities” depending if I’m looking out of my null point or not. I also have retinal scarring and a lot of floaters.

Despite my vision issues I’ve taught myself to sew.
I sell stuff on Etsy here and there.

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At its best, 6/36 or 20/180