DLA Higher rate mobility

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

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

bro58

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

ah ok thanks for your help and to bro58 i guess that means the person does not qualify then.