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DIVISION 10. STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION 19000-19806›PART 2. REHABILITATION SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND FACILITIES 19100-19806›CHAPTER 2. Definitions 19150-19154

§ 19153

California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The term, “blind person” means either a person who has not more than 20/200 central visual acuity in the better eye after correction, or a person who has visual acuity greater than 20/200 but with a limitation in the fields of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees. Such blindness shall be certified by a licensed physician and surgeon who specializes in diseases of the eye or a licensed optometrist.

(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 261, Sec. 2.)

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