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Answer for the clue "Eyesight impairer ", 8 letters:
glaucoma

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases which result in damage to the optic nerve and vision loss . The most common type is open-angle glaucoma with less common types including closed-angle glaucoma and normal-tension glaucoma . Open-angle glaucoma develops ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. increased pressure in the eyeball due to obstruction of the outflow of aqueous humor; damages the optic disc and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness)

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1640s, from Greek glaukoma "cataract, opacity of the lens" (cataracts and glaucoma not distinguished until c.1705), from -oma + glaukos , an adjective of uncertain origin (see glaucous ).

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Amongst these are glaucoma and nystagmus. ▪ Andrew Miles was born blind in his left eye and lost his sight completely at 26 due to glaucoma . ▪ For Hazel Rodgers, a 78-year-old glaucoma sufferer who credits marijuana with helping ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context pathology English) An eye disease or disorder that is defined as a characteristic optic neuropathy, or disease of the optic nerve, possibly, if untreated, leading to damage of the optic disc of the eye and resultant visual field loss due to ...

Usage examples of glaucoma.

It could be lesions, macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, or even cataracts.

Or perhaps macular degeneration, though glaucoma was perhaps the most likely possibility.