what is the number of legally blind
Blindness and Low Vision. FACT SHEET. It is estimated that about 1.3 million people in the U.S. are legally blind. Legal blindness refers to central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the best possible correction, or a visual field of 20 degrees or less. Each year 75,000 more people in the United States will become blind or visually impaired.