Registering as Partially Sighted

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Diane Fitzhenry
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Registering as Partially Sighted

Postby Diane Fitzhenry » Sat 30 Dec 2006 5:46 pm

Can any one help? Is it a must to be registered as Visually impaired or is it a free choice. And what are the benefits of this and how do i go about it? Sorry to sound so stupid but it was just reading through some posts on the site that brought this to my attention.
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Postby Andrew MacLean » Sat 30 Dec 2006 5:56 pm

There is no compulsion about registering as blind or partially sighted.

If YOU decide to go ahead, your consultant ophthalmologist will complete a form (which you contersign) and then send it to your registration authority. In Scotland the registration authority is the local authority, but I do not know about England.

You need the consultant to complete the form, but he cannot do so without your permission and signature.

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