Once a patient is diagnosed with Stargardt's, there is rapid progression to legal blindness.
From the sciencedaily.com
The legal blindness issue is a bit tricky to cover in an ITN blurb.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The genetic disease is the leading cause of legal blindness nationwide in adults 60 and older.
From the sacbee.com
Though it may cause legal blindness, rendering some victims unable to drive or read, it won't cause total blindness.
From the tennessean.com
It can even cause legal blindness.
From the orlandosentinel.com
To understand the ethics issue, it helps to understand a bit about a common cause of legal blindness in the elderly called macular degeneration.
From the sacbee.com
The foundation says legal blindness is generally described as visual acuity of 20-200 or less in the better eye, with a corrective lens.
From the pe.com
Seventy-five percent of the early-treated Type 1 eyes were spared legal blindness, compared with 67 percent of Type 1 eyes that received treatment at the standard time.
From the sciencedaily.com
Mr. Westehoff, 70 and limited in sight by legal blindness, sought to redeem a $59.60 voucher at a cash-dispensing machine after an afternoon of slots play with his wife and daughter.