Vision Impairment
Athletes with Vision Impairment have an Underlying Health Condition affecting the structure or function of the eye, optic nerve, optic chiasm, post chiasma visual pathways, or visual cortex of the brain resulting in reduced or no visual function even when using the best possible refractive or optical correction.
Available in these sports
These sports currently cater for this Eligible Impairment in Classcope.
I have this impairment — what sports can I do? →MIC by sport
Minimum Impairment Criteria are sport-specific. Open a sport to see the criteria and the source rule.
Para Alpine SkiingView MIC
To be eligible to compete in Para Alpine Skiing, the Athlete must meet the criteria below: The Athlete’s Vision Impairment must result in: • a static visual acuity of equal to LogMAR 0.6, or worse; or • a binocular visual field restricted to less than or equal to 70 degrees diameter.
Para AthleticsView MIC
The Athlete's Vision Impairment must result in a visual acuity of less than or equal to LogMAR 1.0 or a visual field restricted to less than 40 degrees in diameter.
Para ClimbingView MIC
To be eligible to compete in Sport Classes B1-B3 in IFSC Para Climbing, the Athlete must meet both of the criteria below: 1. The Athlete must have at least one of the following Impairments: (a) Impairment of the eye structure; (b) Impairment of the optical nerve/optic pathways; (c) Impairment of the visual cortex. 2. The Athlete's Vision Impairment must result in a visual acuity of less than or equal to LogMAR 1.0 or a visual field restricted to less than 40 degrees diameter. Sport Class B1: Visual acuity is poorer than LogMAR 2.60. Sport Class B2: Visual acuity ranges from LogMAR 1.50 to 2.60 (inclusive), and/or the visual field is constricted to a radius of less than 10 degrees diameter. Sport Class B3: Visual acuity ranges from LogMAR 1.40 to 1 (inclusive), and/or the visual field is constricted to a radius of less than 40 degrees diameter.
Para CyclingView MIC
MIC for Athletes with a Vision Impairment have been set based on the Athlete's corrected vision. The difference in approach for Athletes with Vision Impairment must be seen within the historical context of Classification for these Athletes, which is an assessment with 'best correction' as used in the context of medical diagnostics for visual acuity. The Athlete must meet both of the criteria below: The Athlete must have at least one of the following Impairments: - impairment of the eye structure; - impairment of the optical nerve/optic pathways; - impairment of the visual cortex. The Athlete's Visual Impairment must result in a visual acuity of less than or equal to LogMAR 1.0 or a visual field restricted to less than 40 degrees diameter.
Para SwimmingView MIC
To be eligible to compete in Sport Classes S/SB/SM11-13 in World Para Swimming, the Athlete must meet both of the criteria below: The Athlete must have at least one (1) of the following Impairments: a) Impairment of the eye structure; b) Impairment of the optical nerve/optic pathways; or c) Impairment of the visual cortex. The Athlete's Vision Impairment must result in a visual acuity of less than or equal to LogMAR 1.0 or a visual field restricted to less than 40 degrees in diameter.
Meeting a sport's Minimum Impairment Criteria is one stage of Classification. It does not by itself determine an official Sport Class or Classification outcome.