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#PROJECT#DAP TABLE TALK Topic: Visual impairment: Causes, Prevention and Treatment. Guest: Ibrahim Moses,Lid Surgeon,Hafsat Eye Centre, Kebbi State. #PROJECT#DAP: As a medical expert, when will you say that a person is blind? Mr.Moses: There are categories of blindness namely: social, economic and legal blindness. But when a person is said to be blind, he cannot perceive light. For instance, if you light a torch at a person’s eyes and he or she cannot see, such person is said to be blind. #PROJECT#DAP:  Will it be medically accurate to say that someone who can only read with the use of glasses is visually impaired? Mr.Moses: Normal vision is 6/60 to 6/18. If a person can see within this range with the aid of eye lenses, such a person is said to have normal vision and is not impaired visually. #PROJECT#DAP: Are they precautionary measures a person can take to prevent loss of sight? Mr.Moses: Before I answer that, let me say that they are families with a history of visual...