Chapter 8 Eyes and Vision

Visual acuity shall be assessed in accordance with the Table to Article 8.01 as corrected by eyeglasses or other prosthesis.

8.02 - Errors of Refraction

1. Errors of refraction which are correctable with glasses to 6/ 12 or better are not considered to be an assessable disability.
2. Progressive myopia with degenerative changes is considered to be a disabling condition.

Aphakia, absence of the lens of an eye, shall be assessed in accordance with the Table to Article 8.03.

Assessment for aphakia depends on the mode of correction:

1. Spectacles
2. Contact lens
3. Lens implant

1. Correction with spectacles:

   15% - 1.	One eye normal, other eye aphakic, correctable to 6/ 9 or better.
   20% - 2.	Both eyes aphakic, correctable to 6/ 9 or better.
   35% - 3.	One eye blind, other eye aphakic, correctable to 6/ 9 or better.

2. Correction with contact lens, or;
3. Implant - refer to the Table to Article 4.01 (Visual Acuity).

Constant, uncorrectable diplopia - 25%.

1. Total loss of vision of eye - 30%*.
2. Loss of eye (enucleation) - 40%*.

*Fixed in the Table for puposes of Fixed Disability Age Increase.

Visual field defects shall be assessed in accordance with the Table to Article 8.06.