The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sand-blind \Sand"-blind`\, a. [For sam blind half blind; AS. s[=a]m- half (akin to semi-) + blind.] Having defective sight; dim-sighted; purblind. --Shak. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sand-blind adj 1: having greatly reduced vision [syn: dim-sighted, near- blind, purblind, sand-blind, visually impaired, visually challenged]