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neurosurgeon. The |
presence of the underlying |
tumour must be confirmed |
by imaging studies such |
as CT scan or MRI. |
Surgical removal of the |
pituitary by transphenoidal |
hypophysectomy is |
excluded. |
Removal of the following |
are excluded: |
• Cysts; |
• Abscess; |
• Angioma; |
• Granulomas; |
• Vascular Malformations; |
• Haematomas; and |
• Tumours of the spinal |
cord and skull base. |
Irreversible Loss of |
Sight in One Eye |
Permanent and |
irreversible loss of sight in |
one (1) eye as a result of |
illness or accident to the |
extent that even when |
tested with the use of |
visual aids, vision is |
measured at 6/60 or worse |
in one (1) eye using a |
Snellen eye chart or |
equivalent test, or visual |
field of 20 degrees or less |
in one (1) eye. The |
blindness must be |
confirmed by an |
ophthalmologist. |
Blindness resulting from |
alcohol or drug misuse will |
be excluded. |
The blindness must not be |
correctable by surgical |
procedures, implants or |
any other means. |
Advanced Stage1 |
Benign Brain Tumour |
Benign brain tumour |
means a non-malignant |
tumour located in the |
cranial vault and limited to |
the brain, meninges or |
cranial nerves where all of |
the following conditions |
are met: |
• It has undergone |
surgical removal or, if |
inoperable, has caused |
a permanent |
neurological deficit; |
and |
• Its presence must be |
confirmed by a |
neurologist or |
neurosurgeon and |
supported by findings on |
Magnetic Resonance |
Imaging, Computerised |
Tomography, or other |
reliable imaging |
techniques. |
The following are |
excluded: |
• Cysts; |
• Abscess; |
• Angioma; |
• Granulomas; |
• Vascular Malformations; |
• Haematomas; and |
• Tumours of the pituitary |
gland, spinal cord and |
skull base. |
Blindness (Irreversible |
Loss of Sight) |
Permanent and |
irreversible loss of sight in |
both eyes as a result of |
illness or accident to the |
extent that even when |
tested with the use of |
visual aids, vision is |
measured at 6/60 or worse |
in both eyes using a |
Snellen eye chart or |
equivalent test, or visual |
field of 20 degrees or less |
in both eyes. The |
blindness must be |
confirmed by an |
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