Retinal bleeding and disability Posted: 12-11-06 14:14pm
I recently suffered a retinal bleed. I am
not overweight, diabetic, or have high
blood pressure (in fact, my blood pressue
is low). Un fortuneately, it happened in
the center of my good eye, so my vision is
only slightly better than legally blind.
My right eye is 20/100 and all I can see
in the left is a dot from far away or a
very distorted picture up close. I need
to know the aveage time it take for vision
to return to normal. This is important,
because I need to know if I should begin
the process for applying for long term
disability at work I normally work 8 hrs
a day making airline reservations on the
computer and even at high magnification, I
have difficulty reading, which means I
cannot do my job.
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Vision and Eye Disorders Answer A1985 Posted: 08-08-07 07:16am
Retinal bleeding is a very serious
condition and it is difficult to believe
that your vision will recover completely.
You should consult an ophthalmologist
about your health problem and about the
conditions for long term disability.
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