Registering as Partially Sighted
Posted: Sat 30 Dec 2006 5:46 pm
by Diane Fitzhenry
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.
Posted: Sat 30 Dec 2006 5:56 pm
by Andrew MacLean
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.
all the best
Andrew