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11 years 4 months ago #93844 by kronas
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hello all does one qualify for DLA high rate if you have a visual acuity field of 6/18 in each eye ?

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11 years 4 months ago #93846 by Gordon
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wonder_ wrote:

hello all does one qualify for DLA high rate if you have a visual acuity field of 6/18 in each eye ?

I believe the general requirement is 3/60, but it is explained in more detail on the following fact sheet

www.actionforblindpeople.org.uk/resource...ty-living-allowance/

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11 years 4 months ago - 11 years 4 months ago #93848 by bro58
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wonder_ wrote:

hello all does one qualify for DLA high rate if you have a visual acuity field of 6/18 in each eye ?


Hi w,

See this extract :From : " 5. Disability test - mobility component " :


"severe visual impairment - You must be certified by a consultant ophthalmologist as severely sight impaired or blind and are severely visually impaired. You are severely visually impaired if:

• you have visual acuity, with appropriate corrective lenses if necessary, of less than 3/60; or

• you have visual acuity of 3/60 or more, but less than 6/60, with appropriate corrective lenses if necessary; and a complete loss of peripheral visual field; and a central visual field of no more than 10 degrees in total.

You must be certified as severely sight impaired or blind by a consultant ophthalmologist. If you have a CVI or BD8 (BP1 in Scotland) certificate of visual impairment, this may provide enough information but if not, or if you tell the DWP your eyesight has worsened, you may be referred for a sight test.

blind and deaf - To satisfy this you must have 100% disablement from loss of sight and 80% disablement from loss of hearing."

From this document :

www.disabilityrightsuk.org/f23.htm

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11 years 4 months ago #93867 by kronas
Replied by kronas on topic Re:DLA Higher rate mobility
im confused by both links on the certificate states the person is severely sight impaired and has extensive loss of visual field and primary loss of peripheral field

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11 years 4 months ago #93872 by Gordon
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wonder_ wrote:

im confused by both links on the certificate states the person is severely sight impaired and has extensive loss of visual field and primary loss of peripheral field

I'm not entirely sure what you are asking, so forgive me if you already understand this.

It is not enough to classed as severely sight impaired you must specifically meet the visual acuity requirements as described in the posts above.

My understaning, is that 6/18 is not as severe as 6/60.

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11 years 4 months ago #93889 by kronas
Replied by kronas on topic Re:DLA Higher rate mobility
ah ok thanks for your help and to bro58 i guess that means the person does not qualify then.

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