I was diagnosed with a degenerative disease of the cornea which slowly but surely drains my vision and leaves me blind as cells of my cornea die out. The condition is not curable by modern medicine but I went through 2 experimental surgeries that help slow down that process and maybe even stop it.My vision is already pretty impaired though. Normal glasses and contacts cannot fully correct my vision, and I must wear hard lenses that are extremely uncomfortable and at times even painful to wear just to be able to see.my best eye vision is right eye 20/110 but field of vision is only 50 degrees for that eye.the other is 20/180 with normal field of vision. With glasses best they can do is 20/60 for better eye and 20/70 for other.with hard lenses i can still achieve 20/20 20/30 for now but as i said painful and uncomfortable hard lenses make me unable to wear them whole day through leaving me pretty useless in things like reading labels and street signs. Or even knowing where i am going on worse days (cornea changes shape almost daily with my condition and all numbers i gave are those on my good days). I was told by my cornea specialist that it isn't enough to register as legally blind but i can register for other type of visual impairment called partially sighted? How and where do I register for it? Is my normal ophthalmologist supposed to do some kind of a test or do i contact a lawyer to fill out paperwork or what? I live in New York City, and I am 19 years old.
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