S.C. Code Regs. 67-1105 - Loss of Vision

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

Notes

S.C. Code Regs. 67-1105