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WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION REGULATION 2014 - REG 117I
Eligibility criterion for permanent blindness caused by trauma
117I Eligibility criterion for permanent blindness caused by trauma
(1) The eligibility criterion for permanent blindness caused by trauma is that
the injured person has a visual defect, or a combination of visual defects,
that result in visual loss that is, or is equivalent to— (a) visual acuity
of less than 6/60 in both eyes, assessed using the Snellen scale after
correction by suitable lenses; or
(b) the constriction of the worker’s
field of vision to 10 degrees or less of the arc around central fixation in
the worker’s better eye, regardless of corrected visual acuity (equivalent
to 1/100 white test object).
(2) In this section—
"Snellen scale" means the scale for measuring visual acuity using rows of
letters printed in decreasing sizes.
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