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Originally Posted by capt_noonie  Wow, that's crazy. Is it something that insurance will cover with lasik or something since it is so bad? That is legally blind in that eye isn't it? I thought legally blind is after wearing corrective lenses you still aren't 20/20. I am able to get to 20/20, even though I have bad astigmatism, I'm not considered legally blind. My dad has one eye that sees close and one that sees far. His eyes have been messed up since he was a kid. |
We think the desparity between the eyes is because of a birth trauma she sustained, but we are not sure. Either way, it has been this way since she was born. The eye is visibly deformed (elongated/misshapen) when an MRI is done. No, she does not qualify as legally blind in that eye, at least not yet.
No eye doc I have spoken with will consider any type of corrective surgery until she is 18. By then, her insurance will likely not cover it, but who knows. At that time, it is possible they can put a crystal lens in, or just remove her lens, or whatever else is possible by then.
Legal blindness is a level of vision loss that has been legally defined to determine eligibility for benefits. The clinical diagnosis refers to a central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the best possible correction, and/or a visual field of 20 degrees or less.
Blindness Statistics from the American Foundation for the Blind - American Foundation for the Blind