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Form CVI: explanatory notes for consultants ophthalmologists and hospital eye clinic staff

  • Document type:
    Guidance
  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    6 November 2003
  • Primary audience:
    Professionals
  • Gateway reference:
    None required
  • Pages:
    5
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

The form Certificate of Vision Impairment (CVI) is to replace form BD8 (1990) and the CVI form 2003 from 1 September 2005. This form formally certifies someone as partially sighted or as blind so that the local council can register him or her. Its second purpose is to record a standard range of diagnostic and other data that may be used for epidemiological analysis.

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