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You may be registered as partially sighted if your visual acuity is between 3/60 and 6/60 with a full field of vision, or up to 6/18 (18 is the number of the fourth line down the chart) if your field of vision is very restricted.

The CVI form is issued to a patient assessed by a consultant ophthalmologist as being visually impaired.

Generally, to be certified as severely sight impaired (blind), your sight has to fall into one of the following categories, while wearing any glasses or contact lenses that you may need: Visual acuity of less than 3 / 60 with a full visual field.

The test for visual acuity is known as a Snellen test. Your field of vision is measured by a visual field test. There are guidelines about the level of sight needed to be registered severely sight impaired (blind) or sight impaired (partially sighted). The consultant may do other tests to check your eye health.

Being registered often makes it easier to get practical help, and you may qualify for certain benefits. Registration is voluntary. There are two categories of registration: Sight Impaired and Severely Sight Impaired. The loss of sight in one eye does not qualify you for registration.

You can be blind and one eye and could qualify for Social Security disability benefits Even if you don't meet the SSA's criteria for blindness, such as being blind in one eye, you may still qualify for Social Security disability benefits if you being blind in one eye makes it impossible for you to work full time.

There is no such thing as legal blindness with my glasses off. There is also no such thing as being legally blind in one eye. Legal blindness, by definition, is based on the best-corrected visual acuity of the better-seeing eye. Your eye doctor will check your vision during a standard eye exam.