Which term describes the condition where a person sees only light, colors, or shapes?

• A. Highly Impaired Vision
• B. Severely Impaired Vision
• C. Functional Vision
• D. Environmental Adjustments

Answer: (B)

This question is about how we describe levels of residual vision. When a person can only detect light, colors, or basic shapes, there is very limited visual input—enough to know something is there but not to identify details or perform most tasks. That level of vision is described as severely impaired vision because there is substantial loss beyond partial sight, yet some visual sense remains. It’s not functional vision, since the remaining sight isn’t sufficient to carry out typical everyday tasks that rely on seeing details. Environmental adjustments refer to modifying the environment to help someone with vision loss, not to the level of their vision itself. So the best fit for this description is severely impaired vision.