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
A compound word from 'Sehen' (seeing, sight) and 'Störung' (disturbance, disorder).
Memory Tips
It's a literal combination: a 'seeing disturbance'. If your vision is disturbed, you have a Sehstörung.