23 Miss. Code. R. 102-7.3 - Definition of Blindness

A. Statutory blindness is central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the use of a correcting lens. An eye which has a limitation in the field of vision so that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees is considered to have a central visual acuity of 20/200 or less.

1. An individual's ability to work will not affect eligibility based on blindness.

2. Throughout the remainder of this section, the term "disability" also refers to blindness.

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23 Miss. Code. R. 102-7.3

42 CFR §435.601(a); 42 CFR §435.601(b) (Rev. 1993).