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Lost one eye, does this count as a disability? (self.Blind)
submitted by Mintreee
This is not regarding me but a family member who is now nearing the age of 55. We are wondering if being blind in one eye (eye is completely gone) considers as a disability and if there any help or benefits we can get from this.
He lost his eye when he was 5 years old and has been wearing a "glass" eye to cover it up. I do not want to go too much into the history of it but basically it causes a good amount of problems for him and we are wondering if anyone can give us advice on what we can do to receive help for his eye, such as getting a new "glass eye" that fits better and causes less problems for him. Also anything like benefits or help because he has only one eye.
We are on a lower income so paying for medical stuff is always frightening so we never looked into before but since he is getting older and could be labeled as a senior citizen now, we are wanting to know any information that can help us.
Thank you for any information that could help us.
He lost his eye when he was 5 years old and has been wearing a "glass" eye to cover it up. I do not want to go too much into the history of it but basically it causes a good amount of problems for him and we are wondering if anyone can give us advice on what we can do to receive help for his eye, such as getting a new "glass eye" that fits better and causes less problems for him. Also anything like benefits or help because he has only one eye.
We are on a lower income so paying for medical stuff is always frightening so we never looked into before but since he is getting older and could be labeled as a senior citizen now, we are wanting to know any information that can help us.
Thank you for any information that could help us.
Amonwilde 6 points 5y ago
It's worth researching, but in most cases legal blindness requires you have a determined amount of vision in your best eye. In the US, that's 20/200. If your best eye is better than that, then in general you aren't considered legally blind. However, laws in different areas vary and i am not a lawyer.
Symbiotic_insanity 3 points 5y ago
Being partially blind may qualify him for social security disability benefits depending on how his vision is in the other eye. His best bet is to find an attorney that is willing to give him a free consult to see if it's worth his time to apply. $1 is the best info I was able to find for you though and it's a good starting ground.
If he's low income he might qualify for medical assistance through the county so definitely give that a check either way
If he's low income he might qualify for medical assistance through the county so definitely give that a check either way
[deleted] 1 points 5y ago
Check the section on the SS website under the link for “Special Rules for Blind or Low Vision”
https://www.ssa.gov/planners/disability/qualify.html#anchor5
https://www.ssa.gov/planners/disability/qualify.html#anchor5
Derpette4220 1 points 5y ago
You'd be looking at his field of vision, if he only has a field of vision that is 20 degrees or less, that's legally blind. If it's any more than that, you'll need to look at other factors like acuity.
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