Opinion ID: 1877626
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Heading: determination of percent of loss of vision

Text: Compensation for loss of eighty percent or more of the vision of an eye shall be the same as for loss of the eye, and in determining percent of loss of the vision of an eye the percent of loss computed according to the standards and measurements approved by the Opthalmological Section of the American Medical Association, shall be prima facie evidence of the percent of loss, provided that percent of loss computed according to the standards and measurements approved by other recognized authorities in the field may be considered. The factors to be considered shall include, but are not limited to, visual acuity for distance, visual acuity for near, visual field efficiency, and muscle function efficiency; and may include such other functions as depth perception, stereoscopic vision, fusion sense, color perception, adaptation to light and dark, and accommodation.