Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 2 Location: South Carolina
Assistance Anyone Posted: 07-26-07 17:23pm
I was wandering if someone could help me
decipher my eye glass prescription because
the doctor just said my eyes had changed a
little and ignored any thing else i had to
ask them. I recently tried for SSI on many
medical conditions and also stated my
vision, but am confused by there
terminology and how to get that from my
prescription, it states that
"To be eligible for SSI benefits because
of blindness, you must be either totally
blind or have very poor eyesight. SSI
defines blindness as 20/200 vision or less
in your better eye with best correction;
or your visual field is 20 degrees or
less, even with a corrective lens."
Now Im not saying i am blind or anything
just trying to figure this out myself
below is my listing and if someone can
relate to me what my prescription means
20/40, 20/200, 20/100? I am just confused
and just trying to see where my visual
field and acuity rates with this
prescription. The prescription is as
follows
OD -3.75 -1.50 025
OS -3.75 -1.50 180
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rpetris
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Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 7 Location: Silverdale, WA USA
Re: Assistance Anyone Posted: 08-08-07 15:59pm
Hi phoenix,
phoenixreborn249
wrote:
SSI defines blindness as 20/200 vision or
less in your better eye with best
correction; or your visual field is 20
degrees or less, even with a corrective
lens."
Well first of all, this is talking about
how poorly you see WITH glasses. If you
can see well enough to drive with your
glasses ON, then this is pretty much
moot.
Quote:
Now Im not saying
i am blind or anything just trying to
figure this out myself below is my listing
and if someone can relate to me what my
prescription means 20/40, 20/200,
20/100?...
OD -3.75 -1.50 025
OS -3.75 -1.50 180
The numbers above are your prescription.
That is the lens that gives you the best
vision you are capable of. The 20/whatever
scale refers to your ACUITY. A complete
prescription such as what they put in your
records after a visit would normally state
what your acuity is WITH the specified
prescription. Your prescription by itself
does not tell you where you stand on the
20/something (acuity) scale. But as I
said, if you can see well enough to drive,
or well enough to walk down the street
unassisted, with your glasses ON not off,
then the SSI text would not apply to you.
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