noun
blurred vision; dim eyesight; partial blindness
Describes a condition where vision is hazy or unclear, as if looking through a mist. Often used in medical or everyday contexts for temporary or chronic visual impairment.
最近、かすみ目がひどくて、眼科に行った。
Lately my blurred vision has been bad, so I went to an eye doctor.
加齢によるかすみ目は、白内障の症状の一つです。
Age-related dim eyesight is one symptom of cataracts.
Compound of かすみ (haze, mist) and 目 (eye), literally 'hazy eye'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word directly describes the sensation of seeing as if through a mist.