I only applied to Leader and GDB and was accepted into both. I have pretty functional central under the right circumstances but my fields are restricted below 20 degrees and I have extreme light sensitivity and total night blindness which makes mobility difficult. I got to work with a Leader Dog on a trial run last summer and absolutely loved it, it was amazingly helpful to me.

 

I had an O&M start talking to me about a guide dog last year which I wasn't sure about because I thought it was really more for people who had no vision at all. He informed me that this is not the case at all and that lots of people with low vision find them useful, but you have to have bad enough vision that you can resist some basic urges.

 

If you can't fully put your trust into your dog then it won't work, you can't guide it. It is a team effort and you can't be doing the dog's job for it. I guess it is best to think about how reliant you are on your cane. If you can walk out of the house without it and walk down the street confidently and safely then they may have some issues training you. I was talking with a GDMI, I forget from which school but he was talking about clients he has worked with who he has had to blindfold because they couldn't resist the urge to guide the dog.

 

However, having some vision is not a problem at all. Like I said I have relatively functional vision in the center when I have good lighting conditions, but I was still seen as a good candidate for a guide dog because my peripheral vision and light issues make mobility difficult.