Ophthalmologists are the primary professionals involved in diagnosis and medical treatment of individuals who are blind or who experience low vision.  Optometrist providing information regarding the measurement of visual acuity as well as tracking and fusion difficulties.  The diagnosticians must be an impartial individual who is not a family member of the student.  Recommended documentation includes:

·         A clear statement of vision-related disability was supporting numerical description that reflects the crime impact of blindness or vision loss has on the students functioning (the age of acceptable documentation is dependent upon the disabling condition, the crime status of the student and the student's request for accommodations).

·         A summary of assessment procedures and evaluation instruments used to make the diagnosis and a summary of evaluation results include standardized scores.

·         Present symptoms that meet the criteria for diagnosis

·         Medical information relating to the students needs, the status of the individual's vision (static or changing), and its impact on the demands of the academic program

·         Narrative or descriptive tax providing both quantitative and qualitative information about the students ability that might be helpful in understanding the students profile including functional limitation, the use of corrective lenses and ongoing visual therapy (if appropriate).

·         A statement of the functional impact or imitations of disability on learning or other major life activity and the degree to which it impacts the individual in the learning context for which the accommodations are being requested.

Further assessment by an appropriate professional may be required if co-existing learning disabilities or other disabling conditions are indicated.