2007-11-21 17:44:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Optical
You cannot determine if you are legally blind based on your prescription; you will have to ask your eye doctor for your corrected acuity. If your eye doctor did not tell you that you are legally blind, did not register you as a blind person and did not provide you with low vision aids, then you are not likely to be legally blind.
Legal blindness is determined by the visual acuity you have while wearing contacts or glasses. If you see better than 20/200 with your contacts on, you are not legally blind.
2007-11-22 05:05:21 · answer #1 · answered by Judy B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The prescription to be considered legally blind is 20/200, where perfect vision is 20/20. This means that someone who has the 20/200 has to be 20 feet away from something that someone with 20/20 vision can see from 200 feet away. Also, legally blind people can't correct their vision (they can enhance it enough to function, but can't correct it) with glasses or contacts.
2007-11-22 01:52:06 · answer #2 · answered by drunken meatball 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, You don't meet the conditions to be considered legally blind. You would be lucky if you could distinguish shapes to be classified as legally blind. And you obviously have the ability for corrected sight .Just thank God you can still correct that vision and don't worry if someone is kidding with you about your sight. Your not blind.
2007-11-22 02:01:05 · answer #3 · answered by ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Legally blind would be someone who---even with glasses or contacts---cannot get vision any better than 20/200. (20/20 is considered "perfect" vision)
More info:
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10052.html
2007-11-22 01:50:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Legal blindness refers to clinically measured visual acuity of 20/200 in the better eye with best correction, or visual field of 20 degrees or less.
Functional limitation refers to the consequence of different levels of visual ability for the performance of common activities. The activity usually measured is the function of reading. Functional limitation in seeing print is measured by self- or proxy-survey report for two levels:
• Severe functional limitation in seeing refers to people who said they "are unable" to see words and letters in ordinary print, even with their eyeglasses on.
• Non-severe functional limitation in seeing refers to people who said they "have difficulty" seeing words and letters in ordinary print, even with their eyeglasses on. This number includes those who said they are "unable" to see words and letters
2007-11-22 01:47:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may want to consider laser surgery soon. but i dont think thats leagly blind or not its something like a 20/200 vision
2007-11-22 01:48:47 · answer #6 · answered by crazy4yanks2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am -7.75 and I am legally blind without my glasses, so yes you are
2007-11-22 01:48:04 · answer #7 · answered by jocelynsuzanne 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
only without Correction.
2007-11-22 09:11:42 · answer #8 · answered by Seeno†es™ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i don't think so, and WOW u have bad eye sight!
2007-11-22 01:47:33 · answer #9 · answered by lovelypeace 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋