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• Qualifying for Social Security benefits?
• Posted: 2011-09-19 17:35:43 By Christy V
• My question is whether I will be able to qualify for social security since I have almost 20/20 vision in the very center of my eyes even though I can't see anything right around it. My Stargard'ts effects most of my macula. I have a wreath shape of missing vision with a tiny spot in the center that I can see almost 20/20.
  I'm 43 and was diagnosed a year ago with Stargardt's. I was having a hard time driving at night the past few years and often couldn't find my cursor on my computer screen. I had to give up driving this past summer because my blind spot was too significant. I work as an Art Director in Advertising and do everything on the computer and have to read lots of detailed documents and my work must be accurate. Well things are slipping in the work area. I often can't find my cursor on the screen, I miss information in emails or in documents and typos are rampant in my work. I can't keep up with the workload since it takes me so much longer. I've talked to HR and as I'm not able to do my work in an efficient matter in the future, I will have to go on disability. Can't I also apply for SSD to help with my loss of income?? I thought that even if I went and got another job that was lower level because of my disability I could also get SS to help make up the difference in salary? Anyone know about this? Thanks.