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Jan 29, 2021 · Thomas Sutton, Sjögren’s Foundation Board Member, Attorney. If your illness has progressed to the point that you can no longer work, you may be eligible for disability benefits through Social Security (Disability Insurance Benefits, Supplemental Security Income, or both), which provide monthly cash as well as access to Medicare after 29 ...
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Jan 5, 2024 · Yes, the SSA considers Sjögren's syndrome a disability. You may be able to receive Social Security benefits if you have this autoimmune disorder. To qualify, you will need to prove that you're unable to work because of your Sjögren's syndrome. The Americans with Disability Act (ADA) also considers Sjögren's syndrome a disability if the ...
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Sjögren’s is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory autoimmune disease that usually attacks and damages the salivary, tear and mucous-secreting glands. An estimated 1% of Canadians, 90% of whom are women live with Sjögren’s yet it is often undiagnosed, misdiagnosed, and undertreated. Learn more. Events. Check out our calendar of events.
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1. Anisometropia exceeding 3D in meridian powers 2. High ametropia exceeding -10D or +10D spherical equivalent in one or both eyes 3. Keratoconus where the patient is not correctable to 20/25 in either or both eyes in standard spectacle correction 3.1. Patients are classified as either: 3.1.1. Emerging/Mild 3.1.2. Moderate/Severe 4. Vision Improvement for patients whose vision can be corrected two lines of improvement on the visual acuity chart when compared to best corrected standard spectac...
Covered conditions
1. Anisometropia exceeding 3D in meridian powers 2. High ametropia exceeding -8.00D or +8.00D spherical equivalent in one or both eyes based on the spectacle prescription 2.1. AND spectacle best-corrected visual acuity of 20/40 of worse in either eye 2.2. AND visual acuity improvement of 2 lines or more with contact lenses 3. Keratoconus 4. Aphakia 5. Aniridia 6. Irregular Astigmatism of 2 diopters of astigmatism in either eye, with principal meridian separated by less than 90 degrees.
Covered conditions
1. Anisometropia of 4.0D or more, provided visual acuity improves to 20/60 or better in the weaker eye. 2. Keratoconus 3. Aphakia (after cataract surgery) A pair of single vision lenses or multifocal lenses and frames can be provided with the contact lenses. 4. Vision Improvement when visual acuity cannot be corrected to 20/70 in the better eye except through the use of contact lenses (must be 20/60 or better)
Covered conditions
1. Anisometropia exceeding 3D meridian power based on the spectacle prescription 2. High ametropia exceeding ±10.00 in one or both eyes based on the spectacle prescription 3. Aphakia 4. Keratoconus 5. Nystagmus 6. Hereditary Corneal Dystrophies 1. Achromatopsia 2. Aniridia 3. Albinism 4. Congenital anisocoria 5. Pupil abnormalities 1. Aphakia 2. High ametropia 3. Accommodative disorder 4. Binocular function disorder 5. Different prism requirements for distance and near
11071 Parkridge Blvd, Suite 170 Reston, VA 20191 301-530-4420 www.sjogrens.org Sjögren’s Fact Sheet Sjögren’s is the 2nd most common autoimmune disorder affecting as many as four million Americans. However, it takes an average of approximately four years to properly diagnose this disease from the time when initial symptoms appear.
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Share. Sjögren syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes damage to the salivary glands (resulting in a dry mouth) and the tear glands (resulting in dry eyes). It can also affect other parts of the body including joints, muscles and nerves, and organs such as the lungs and kidneys, or glands such as the thyroid gland.
