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Volume 344:1870 June 14, 2001 Number 24
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Case 3-2001: Unilateral Visual Loss

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To the Editor: Dr. Smith's addendum to the Case Record in the January 25 issue1 contains a misleading and erroneous statement. The patient is described as being "legally blind in the right eye" while able to see with an acuity of 20/30 in the left eye. A patient cannot be legally blind in one eye. Legal, or statutory, blindness refers to the condition of both eyes. The criterion for this condition in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye or a visual field with a radius of 10 degrees or less . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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