Is a congenital cataract considered disablility?

Depends: A congentital cataract is a cloudiness of the natural lens that is present at birth. The opacity and resulting blurring of vision vary greatly from not-symptomatic to severe. The most severe types necessitate surgery in the first year of life to prevent amblyopia (lazy eye). Visual disability has a legal definition of corrected vision in better eye of worse than 20/200.

Mgt: It can be, and it is often found in association with other genetic or congenital defects. Pediatric Opthalmology will be able to provide more information if there are forms that you need to have filled out.