Patient must fit into 1 or more of these requirements below to be fully covered by OHIP for the Low Vision Assessment. These conditions cannot be amenable to further medical/surgical treatment.

  1. Low Visual Acuity: best corrected VA of 20/50 or less in better eye.
  2. Visual Field Defect: scotomata, spitting of fixation, hemianopic field defect.
  3. Oculomotor Dysfunction: nerve palsy, nystagmus resulting in LVA or field defects.
Visual Acuity: