What does 'legally blind' mean??!
Question:
What does 'legally blind' mean??
I've heard this phrase a few times, but I don't really get the meaning. Does 'legally blind' have the same meaning with just 'blind'??
Answers:
Legally blind means when a person cannot be corrected to better than 20/200 vision. They still have some vision, just not good enough to drive, and it impairs the ability to carry out some activities of daily living. Another part of this is if a person does not have enough visual field to perform daily functions.
A variety of eye conditions can cause a person to be legally blind: Eye trauma, macular degeneration, optic nerve diseases, chronic retinal detachments, corneal problems such as Fuchs' dystrophy.
The general community uses the 20/200 best corrected vision level to help guide services to aid those who need visual assistance aids.
Generally, blindness refers to a total loss of vision, or 20/400 best corrected, where it impairs individuals to the point where they must have assistance/education to perform daily activities so they can function on their own.