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California IHSS Evaluation for Visual Impairment & Blindness
Severe vision loss or blindness affecting the ability to safely manage personal care, medication, and daily tasks.
Book Evaluation Do I Qualify?Legal blindness and severe visual impairment—from conditions like macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, or retinitis pigmentosa—can significantly limit the ability to perform daily tasks safely.
Common Symptoms
- Severely reduced visual acuity (worse than 20/200)
- Severe visual field restriction (tunnel vision)
- Complete or near-complete blindness
- Light sensitivity and glare problems
- Night blindness
- Loss of contrast sensitivity
- Reading and near vision loss
- Difficulty recognizing faces
- Falls and navigation difficulties
- Depression related to vision loss
Functional Limitations IHSS Evaluates
- Cannot safely read medication labels or manage medications
- Cannot safely use stove or kitchen appliances
- Navigation within and outside home requires assistance
- Cannot manage finances or written correspondence
- Personal grooming requires assistance for accurate application
- Cannot monitor wounds or skin changes independently
Documents to Prepare
Ophthalmologist letter documenting visual acuity and field
Low vision assessment
Documentation of legal blindness status
California Department of Rehabilitation referral if applicable
List of current ocular medications and treatments
Visual Impairment & Blindness IHSS Evaluations by City
Select your California city for local IHSS information specific to Visual Impairment & Blindness.
Los AngelesLos Angeles Co.Long BeachLos Angeles Co.GlendaleLos Angeles Co.PasadenaLos Angeles Co.TorranceLos Angeles Co.PomonaLos Angeles Co.BurbankLos Angeles Co.Santa MonicaLos Angeles Co.El MonteLos Angeles Co.InglewoodLos Angeles Co.ComptonLos Angeles Co.HawthorneLos Angeles Co.WhittierLos Angeles Co.West CovinaLos Angeles Co.NorwalkLos Angeles Co.DowneyLos Angeles Co.Costa MesaOrange Co.San DiegoSan Diego Co.Chula VistaSan Diego Co.El CajonSan Diego Co.OceansideSan Diego Co.EscondidoSan Diego Co.CarlsbadSan Diego Co.AnaheimOrange Co.Santa AnaOrange Co.IrvineOrange Co.Garden GroveOrange Co.Huntington BeachOrange Co.FullertonOrange Co.RiversideRiverside Co.Moreno ValleyRiverside Co.CoronaRiverside Co.MurrietaRiverside Co.TemeculaRiverside Co.San BernardinoSan Bernardino Co.FontanaSan Bernardino Co.Rancho CucamongaSan Bernardino Co.OntarioSan Bernardino Co.VictorvilleSan Bernardino Co.San JoseSanta Clara Co.Santa ClaraSanta Clara Co.SunnyvaleSanta Clara Co.FremontAlameda Co.OaklandAlameda Co.BerkeleyAlameda Co.San FranciscoSan Francisco Co.SacramentoSacramento Co.FresnoFresno Co.BakersfieldKern Co.StocktonSan Joaquin Co.ModestoStanislaus Co.San BernardinoSan Bernardino Co.OxnardVentura Co.VenturaVentura Co.Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara Co.SalinasMonterey Co.StocktonSan Joaquin Co.VallejoSolano Co.FairfieldSolano Co.HaywardAlameda Co.ConcordContra Costa Co.AntiochContra Costa Co.RichmondContra Costa Co.Santa RosaSonoma Co.PetalumaSonoma Co.Elk GroveSacramento Co.RosevillePlacer Co.ChicoButte Co.VisaliaTulare Co.MurrietaRiverside Co.ClovisFresno Co.InglewoodLos Angeles Co.San MateoSan Mateo Co.South GateLos Angeles Co.PalmdaleLos Angeles Co.LancasterLos Angeles Co.Daly CitySan Mateo Co.Thousand OaksVentura Co.Simi ValleyVentura Co.ReddingShasta Co.AntiochContra Costa Co.PomonaLos Angeles Co.HemetRiverside Co.NapaNapa Co.MenifeeRiverside Co.Mission ViejoOrange Co.Citrus HeightsSacramento Co.VacavilleSolano Co.HesperiaSan Bernardino Co.VisaliaTulare Co.RialtoSan Bernardino Co.WestminsterOrange Co.NorwalkLos Angeles Co.GlendaleLos Angeles Co.