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Is having diabetic retinopathy considered a disability?
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See below: Only if it causes legal blindness. See your eye doctor to determine if this is the case for the individual in question.
Answered 3/26/2013
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No: Diabetic retinopathy is not a disability, but loss of vision from diabetic retinopathy can be.
Answered 8/28/2013
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