From the 1040 instructions:If you were not totally blind as of December 31, 2016, you must get a statement certified by your eye doctor (ophthalmologist or optometrist) that: You can't see better than 20/200 in your better eye with glasses or contact lenses, or Your field of vision is 20 degrees or less. If your eye condition isn't likely to improve beyond the conditions listed above, you can get a statement certified by your eye doctor (ophthalmologist or optometrist) to this effect instead. You must keep the statement for your records.

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Blind in one eye, considered legally blind?

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From the 1040 instructions:

If you were not totally blind as of December 31, 2016, you must get a statement certified by your eye doctor (ophthalmologist or optometrist) that:

You can't see better than 20/200 in your better eye with glasses or contact lenses, or
Your field of vision is 20 degrees or less.

If your eye condition isn't likely to improve beyond the conditions listed above, you can get a statement certified by your eye doctor (ophthalmologist or optometrist) to this effect instead.

You must keep the statement for your records.

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