other, correctable
to 6/6 only for hypermetropia (b) Manifest Myopia-nil. The physical
standards further stipulated that candidates who have undergone Lasik
surgery ... declared
medically unfit on account of firstly having Sub Standard Vision and
Myopia beyond permissible limits and secondly due to VPCS.
5. The petitioner, therefore
service on medical ground i.e. on account of Pathological Myopia, more than 4D, vide letter dated 23.06.2005. Petitioner preferred an appeal before the Appellate ... three Doctors of Pathological Department having specialization in the desease Pathological Myopia more than 4D, of S.M.S. Hospital, Jaipur:-
Short controversy raised
June, 2007 the
specialist found him unfit on account of "high myopia (power of
glasses are -6.0 diopter BE)".
5. The petitioner places ... board however has again
recorded that "as his total amount of myopia (including the
cylinder) exceeds the permitted power - 4.0D, he is considered
years Male, Eye O.P.D.No.12839/02, has High Myopia Both Eyes. His vision is 6/60 both Eyes. He has visually handicapped ... concession admissible to blind candidates was not admissible to persons suffering from Myopia. The contents of the said letter are as under :-
"Subject: Civil
technical and non-technical. It should essentially tie done in candidates haying Myopia above (-)---. In other cases it may be done' at the discretion ... permissible provided there are no degenerative changes on fundus examination and the myopia is not of the progressive type. Presence of myopia crescent by itself
including Manifest Myopia: Nil and 6/9 in
WSOs Retinoscopic myopia: - 0.5 in other,
any meridian permitted correctable to
Astigmatism ... other than Myopia: -2.0D Sph and 6/36 in
F(P) Astigmatism: +/- 0.75D Cyl other,
correctable to
6/6 and 6/9
Signature
fact that the Petitioner suffers
from visual impairment namely 'high myopia with Isometropic
Amblyopia'. The present issue, is relatable to finding out, whether ... team of doctors (ophthalmologists) the patient was
diagnosed to have refractive error (Myopia). No organic
lesion was detected to explain the distance visual acuity
Right to Information Act , the
petitioner was informed that he had high myopia
of (-7.75) sph and (-1.0) cyl. so (-8375 D
Page ... Pandit would further submit that as per the
internet website, myopia is also known as
Nearsightedness and it is a refractive error. He
could
assigning the two main reasons; (i) he is a patient of
high myopia and was declared 40% disabled by the Zonal Medical Board (Zone ... which are as follows.
"1. I am a patient of high myopia and have been declared 40% disabled by the Zonal
Medical Board ( Zone
that he has been found medically unfit due to ''myopia'' 6/24B.E., if
you are not satisfied with the medical ... investigation. In Review Medical Board also, he was found unfit due to myopia
of 6/24B.E and declared unfit. Hence, vide order dated
