- complete loss of sight
- The absence of sight for practical purposes, even though there is sufficient response in the eyes to distinguish between light and dark. 29A Am J Rev ed Ins § 151 3.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
complete loss of sight
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