1A

a

For the purposes of section 73(1AB)(a) of the Act (mobility component for the severely visually impaired) a person is to be taken to satisfy the condition that he has a severe visual impairment if—

i

he has visual acuity, with appropriate corrective lenses if necessary, of less than 3/60; or

ii

he has visual acuity of 3/60 or more, but less than 6/60, with appropriate corrective lenses if necessary, a complete loss of peripheral visual field and a central visual field of no more than 10° in total.

b

For the purposes of section 73(1AB)(b), the conditions are that he has been certified as severely sight impaired or blind by a consultant ophthalmologist.

c

In this paragraph—

i

references to visual acuity are to be read as references to the combined visual acuity of both eyes in cases where a person has both eyes;

ii

references to measurements of visual acuity are references to visual acuity measured on the Snellen Scale;

iii

references to visual field are to be read as references to the combined visual field of both eyes in cases where a person has both eyes.