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"Legal blindness" is a definition used by the United States government to determine eligibility for vocational training, rehabilitation, schooling, disability benefits, low vision devices, and tax exemption programs.
In the United States, legal blindness means your central visual acuity—the part of your vision that allows you to see straight ahead—is 20/200 or less in your better eye when wearing corrective lenses.
“Legal blindness” is a term that defines severe vision loss. It isn’t a medical term. Instead, government agencies use it when determining how to apply policies relating to vision loss. If your visual acuity is equal to or less than the definition’s thresholds, you qualify as “legally blind.”
Being classified as legally blind means you are unable to drive in any state. Talk to your doctor about your concerns. You can't diagnose yourself with the condition.
Someone is legally blind if their better eye — while wearing any glasses or contacts — has a visual acuity of 20/200 or less or a field of vision of less than 20 degrees. Visual acuity is the medical term for the sharpness of your eyesight.
The federal definition of blindness, as defined in the Social Security Act (SSA), is referred to as legal blindness or statutory blindness. The SSA updated the Legal Blindness definition in 2006 and the rules were put into effect in 2007.
While there’s no “bad” eye prescription, you can be “legally blind” when your prescription is 20/200 or worse. Different diseases can cause bad eyesight, and some treatments can help improve your vision.
What is legally blind? The formal description of legal blindness is: “Central visual acuity 20/200 or less in the better eye with best correction, or widest diameter of visual field...
Legally blind is a term that the government uses to describe a person with vision below a certain measurement. A person who is completely blind is unable to see...
About 1 million people in the U.S. are considered legally blind. Legal blindness is a term used by the U.S. government to determine eligibility for certain disability benefits and access to programs. But the term doesn’t describe a person’s vision or how well they can complete their daily tasks.