# The Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2025, Paragraph 2: Severe sight impairment


A person (“P”) is to be treated as having severe sight impairment if—
(a) P has HIV,
(b) P has been diagnosed with any of the following conditions, secondary to advanced HIV disease—
(i) optic neuropathy secondary to cryptococcal meningitis;
(ii) cytomegalovirus retinitis;
(iii) varicella zoster virus necrotising retinitis;
(iv) herpes simplex virus necrotising retinitis;
(v) toxoplasmosis chorioretinitis;
(vi) cortical blindness secondary to progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy, and
(c) a consultant ophthalmologist has certified that P is severely sight-impaired or blind.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348268843/schedule/2/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-infected-blood-compensation-scheme-regulations-2025/schedule-2/paragraph-2
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