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Do some of you not realize that legally blind does not actually mean someone is blind?
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:40 am
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:40 am
It simply means without correction, I.e. glasses or lenses, you are considered legally unable to visualize things for safety purposes as an example.
I had a friend that was legally blind because their glasses prescription was so strong and could only be corrected so much. It does not mean you are actually blind.
Technically anyone with a prescription in at least one eye that is -2.5 or worse is legally blind without corrective lenses. It does not mean the shop manager can’t see at all.
I had a friend that was legally blind because their glasses prescription was so strong and could only be corrected so much. It does not mean you are actually blind.
Technically anyone with a prescription in at least one eye that is -2.5 or worse is legally blind without corrective lenses. It does not mean the shop manager can’t see at all.
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Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:43 am to Geauxgurt
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:43 am to Geauxgurt
Very true. My dad was legally blind, but could still read the newspaper.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:45 am to Geauxgurt
I’m legally blind myself in one eye. My eyesight wasn’t good enough for the military but I can drive and read books just fine.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:46 am to Geauxgurt
If the guy can’t identify someone’s face, that’s pretty damned blind
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:52 am to redneck hippie
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f the guy can’t identify someone’s face, that’s pretty damned blind
Tell that to Hunter's lawyer that called him and asked for his stuff back.
LOLOLOLOLOLOL
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:58 am to Geauxgurt
This is false at least in Louisiana. Legal blindness is defined as visual acuity of 20/200 or worse that isn't correctable. If glasses or contacts improve vision to better than 20/200, then that person is not legally blind.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 12:02 pm to Geauxgurt
I’m legally blind, but I wear contacts so that I see normal. Didn’t realize people that it meant people were actually blind 
Even people that are actually blind can pick up shapes here and there sometimes.
Even people that are actually blind can pick up shapes here and there sometimes.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 12:02 pm to Geauxgurt
I have two uncles and an aunt who were all legally blind...in their older years they’ve become almost totally blind but what you’ve said is correct.
One of my uncles worked for the state for decades and used a special magnifying glass to do his job. I suspect this is the case with the shop owner.
Legally blind people will sometimes progress to totally blind but like this repairman, until that happens they’re able to function.
One of my uncles worked for the state for decades and used a special magnifying glass to do his job. I suspect this is the case with the shop owner.
Legally blind people will sometimes progress to totally blind but like this repairman, until that happens they’re able to function.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 12:03 pm to Geauxgurt
Correct. Anything worse than 20/200.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 12:07 pm to Geauxgurt
Without contact lens or glasses I could recognize that you are human from 15 feet away. But I could not tell whether you were male or female. Not a joke.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 12:09 pm to Diamondawg
Legal blindness is defined as 20/200 or worse vision in your better seeing eye with your best correction.
To sum it up you are not legally blind if contacts or glasses allow you to see better than 20/200 in at least one eye.
To sum it up you are not legally blind if contacts or glasses allow you to see better than 20/200 in at least one eye.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 12:11 pm to Geauxgurt
What does this have to do with anything or is it just a random thought?
Posted on 10/18/20 at 12:12 pm to DavidTheGnome
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What does this have to do with anything or is it just a random thought?
Neither. It was designed to piss you off. It succeeded.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 12:40 pm to DavidTheGnome
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What does this have to do with anything or is it just a random thought?
Do you not keep up with current news?
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