Legally blind

Went to se the eye specialist today, a preoccupired Geordie who muttered to himself all the while. Good job Jill went in with me, I hardly caught a word he said. Anyway, he examined me and declared me 'legally blind'. This, apparently, is not the same as medically blind (or how would I be reading this?), but it does mean I'm eligible for some benefits and/or assistance. Something of a relief with redundancy coming up in the New Year. While I was there he lasered my right eye to burn away dome cloudiness developing in the lens sac. Too soon to tell if it's made any difference as my vision is so blurred from the eye drops they put in. Hardly use my right eye anyway.