Do you know what blindness is? Blindness is the inability to see or a lack of vision. In some cases, the blind person is unable to distinguish darkness from bright light in either eye.
In today's society, blindness is frequently used to describe a severe visual decline in one or both eyes with some residual vision.
Under the law, legal blindness is defined as central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the best correction (glasses) or a field deficit of 20 degrees or less in the best eye. So, what you or I see at 200 feet away, the legally blind person would be 20 feet away from that object. Most of our clients have some usable vision yet they meet the definition of legal blindness.
This month, we will talk about some of the barriers someone who is blind or visually impaired encounters on a regular basis. Please follow our blog for more information.
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Our mission is to provide:
• prevent vision loss through vision screenings and education
• support people who have vision loss or blindness in leading independent lives.
CSSS provides central Pennsylvania residents who are blind or visually impaired with the supportive programs and services needed to live fulfilling and self-sufficient lives in their own homes.
Our vision screening and educational programs proactively target the approximately 50% of blindness that is preventable through early detection of vision problems and education on good eye health and good eye safety.
CSSS assists low-income individuals who have no vision insurance coverage with purchasing eyeglasses.
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