The following guidelines define eligibility for FIMC-VI services. Students must be:

A. Enrolled in a formalized educational program not exceeding grade 12.

B. Identified as visually impaired as specified in State Board of Education Rule 6A-6.03014(2): Criteria for eligibility. A student is eligible for a specal program for the visually impaired if the following medical and educational criteria are met:

(1) Medical. There is a documented eye impairment as manifested by at least one of the following: (a) A visual acuity of 20/70 or less in the better eye after best possible correction; (b) A peripheral field so constricted that it affects the student's ability to function in an educational setting; (c) A progressive loss of vision which may affect the student's ability to function in an academic setting; (d) For children birth to five years of age, bilateral lack of central, steady, or maintained fixation of vision, with an estimated visual acuity of 20/70 or less after best possible correction; (e) bilateral central scotoma involving the perimacula area (20/80 - 20/200); (f) bilateral grade III, IV or V Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP); or (g) documented eye impairments as stated in paragraph (2)(a) of this rule.

(2) Educational. There is a documented functional vision loss which: (a) Inhibits optimal processing of information through the visual channel and, (b) Requires the use of specialized techniques, textbooks, materials or equipment.