Complete or nearly complete lack of vision; visual acuity worse than 3/60

The rear view of two teddies seated with their arms wrapped around each other and the message in French 'Love is blind. AIDS: Learn, Protect yourself!'; with contact details for the Aids Info SIDA in Brussels. Colour lithograph by René Demarets, ca. 1997.

The two angels visitng Lot's house in Sodom pull him back into his house, away from the rapacious, blinded mob. Etching by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet.

Oliver Caswell and Laura Bridgman reading embossed letters from a book. Lithograph by W. Sharp, 1844, after A. Fisher.

A 'kuttar' or line of blind beggars in a row, two other men in discussion, Kabul, Afghanistan. Coloured lithograph after L.W. Hart, 1843.

Christ heals the dumb and blind demoniac. Etching.

Institution for the Blind, Sheffield, Yorkshire. Wood engraving.

William Taylor, a boy born blind, looking in a mirror after his sight had been restored by surgery. Etching by T. Worlidge, 1751.

The parable of the blind leading the blind: two blind men walk into a stream. Engraving after H. Bosch.

The hollow eyes of blind Tobit are anointed with fish gall by Tobias. Engraving by S.F. Ravenet, 1767, after R. Earlom after Agostino Carracci.

Margeret M'Avoy, blind but with remarkable perception. Stipple engraving by R. Cooper, 1821.

Tobias curing his father's (Tobit) eyesight three others and a dog look on. Line engraving by J. Jenkins after A. Carracci.

The parable of the blind leading the blind: six blind men walk in a line, the leader trips over, the second stumbles over him, the rest are set to follow. Process print after by P. Bruegel the elder, 1568.

1 print : etching ; platemark 33.1 x 21 cm

At the advice of the angel, Tobias carves up the fish to retrieve its medicinal properties. Etching.

1 print : stipple engraving ; image 22.1 x 15.5 cm

A fettered Samson sits blind and distraught in a gloomy clearing. Stipple engraving by T. Kirk after R. Westall.

Mine øjne til honning / S. Ry Andersen.

Observations on hemeralopia; or, Nocturnal blindness, with cases, and practical illustrations / by Andrew Simpson.

On the nature, symptoms, and treatment of the different species of amaurosis, or gutta serena.

Galleries and Reading Room

Library

Shop

Café

From Monday 5 October, all bags will be searched before entry to help keep Wellcome Collection safe and secure. Please allow extra time on arrival. 

Due to essential system maintenance, the library's online requesting service will be unavailable from 2pm on Friday 2 October until 10am on Monday 5 October. You can still search the catalogue as usual. We apologise for any inconvenience.

We're running paid user research studies to improve Wellcome Collection online

Take part in research

The four thematic browsing category pages (subjects, places, people & organisations, types & techniques) become accessible.

Subject sub-category pages become accessible, and the subjects category page gains a sub-category menu.

Blindness

Images from the collections

Images about Blindness

Works from the collections

At the advice of the angel, Tobias carves up the fish to retrieve its medicinal properties. Etching.

A fettered Samson sits blind and distraught in a gloomy clearing. Stipple engraving by T. Kirk after R. Westall.

Mine øjne til honning / S. Ry Andersen.

Observations on hemeralopia; or, Nocturnal blindness, with cases, and practical illustrations / by Andrew Simpson.

On the nature, symptoms, and treatment of the different species of amaurosis, or gutta serena.

Blindness

Images from the collections

Images about Blindness

Works from the collections

At the advice of the angel, Tobias carves up the fish to retrieve its medicinal properties. Etching.

A fettered Samson sits blind and distraught in a gloomy clearing. Stipple engraving by T. Kirk after R. Westall.

Mine øjne til honning / S. Ry Andersen.

Observations on hemeralopia; or, Nocturnal blindness, with cases, and practical illustrations / by Andrew Simpson.

On the nature, symptoms, and treatment of the different species of amaurosis, or gutta serena.

Related topics