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Should I register as partially sighted?

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loulou73
loulou73 Community member Posts: 1 Listener
edited May 2017 in Sensory impairments
Hi everyone am 44 suffer from cp since birth battling with a lot of issues frustrated my sight is getting worse (-4 & -6) should I register as parishlly sighted ? Please advise 
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  • Alex
    Alex Posts: 1,305 Pioneering
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    Hi loulou,

    Welcome to the community. According to RNIB:

    To be certified as sight impaired (partially sighted) your sight has to fall into one of the following categories, while wearing any glasses or contact lenses that you may need:
    • Visual acuity of 3 / 60 to 6 / 60 with a full field of vision.
    • Visual acuity of up to 6 / 24 with a moderate reduction of field of vision or with a central part of vision that is cloudy or blurry.
    • Visual acuity of 6 / 18 or even better if a large part of your field of vision, for example a whole half of your vision, is missing or a lot of your peripheral vision is missing.


    http://www.rnib.org.uk/eye-health-registering-your-sight-loss/criteria-certification

    There seem to by quite a few benefits to registering if the above apply - you could get extra support with everyday tasks and discounts on certain things (like TV licenses). More information on that here:

    http://www.rnib.org.uk/eye-health/registering-your-sight-loss

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  • Nystagmite
    Nystagmite Community member Posts: 596 Pioneering
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    Being -4 and -6 won't be enough. How many lines can you read corrected?
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