Legally BlindLegally blind does not mean that a person is blind but rather it is a standard of measurement that determines a person's eligibility for government benefits. The leading causes of blindness in the U. S. are accidents, diabetes, glaucoma, and macular degeneration
Legal BlindnessIn the U.S. legal blindness is defined as:1) 20/200 best corrected vision in the better eye or 2) a visual field of less than 20 degrees. A person with vision of 20/200 has to be as close as 20 feet to identify objects that people with normal vision can spot from 200 feet. So a person who has legal blindness needs a distance of two feet to spot the letters on a standard eye chart that is 20 feet away. People who meet the above criteria still may have usable vision. A person with macular degeneration still has their peripheral or side vision. However, they would need low vision or magnification devices in order to read and they would not be able to obtain a driver's license. A person who is has legal blindness may also be eligible for government aid, government programs and tax benefits. For More Information:
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