South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 67 - SOUTH CAROLINA WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION
Article 11 - SCHEDULED LOSSES
Section 67-1105 - Loss of Vision
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
A. Loss of vision is based on reading without the use of corrective lenses. Eighty percent loss of vision, or more, is considered one hundred percent industrial blindness.
B. The following table, derived from the Snellen Notation, is used to determine the percentage of impairment to vision. The physician also may rely upon the American Medical Association's "Guide to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment" and any other accepted medical authority or treatise in deriving an impairment rating.
C. Loss in muscle function, in conjunction with other factors, may warrant a greater percentage of loss of vision.
|
Notation for Distance |
Notation for Near |
Percentage of Visual Efficiency |
Percentage of Vision |
|
20/20 |
14/14 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
|
20/25 |
14/17/5 |
95.7 |
4.3 |
|
20/30 |
14/21 |
91.5 |
8.5 |
|
20/35 |
14/24.5 |
87.5 |
12.5 |
|
20/40 |
14/28 |
83.6 |
16.4 |
|
20/45 |
14/31.5 |
80.0 |
20.0 |
|
20/50 |
14/35 |
76.5 |
23.5 |
|
20/60 |
14/42 |
69.9 |
30.1 |
|
20/70 |
14/49 |
64.0 |
36.0 |
|
20/80 |
14/56 |
58.5 |
41.5 |
|
20/90 |
14/63 |
53.4 |
46.6 |
|
20/100 |
14/70 |
48.9 |
51.1 |
|
20/120 |
14/84 |
40.9 |
59.1 |
|
20/140 |
14/96 |
34.2 |
66.8 |
|
20/160 |
14/112 |
28.6 |
71.4 |
|
20/180 |
14/126 |
23.9 |
76.1 |
|
20/200 |
14/140 |
20.0 |
80.0 |
|
(80% loss of vision is considered 100% industrial blindness.) |
|||
|
20/220 |
14/154 |
16.7 |
83.3 |
|
20/240 |
14/168 |
14.0 |
86.0 |
|
20/260 |
14/182 |
11.7 |
88.3 |
