die Sehstörung
Translation
visual disturbance, vision impairment, impaired vision
Examples
Er leidet unter Sehstörungen.
He suffers from visual disturbances.
Plötzliche Sehstörungen sind ein Notfall.
Sudden visual disturbances are an emergency.
Grammar Patterns
((unter Sehstörungen)) leiden (to suffer from visual disturbances) He suffers from visual disturbances.
((Sehstörungen)) haben/bekommen (to have/get visual disturbances) I suddenly got visual disturbances.
Similar Words
die Sehschwäche (poor eyesight), das Augenleiden (eye ailment)
Etymology
Composed of 'Sehen' (seeing, sight) and 'Störung' (disturbance, disorder).
Memory Tips
Think of it literally as a 'seeing disturbance'. If your sight is disturbed, you have a Sehstörung.