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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 16. Labor And Employment
Agency 30. Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission
Chapter 50. Rules of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission
10/31/2025

16VAC30-50-140. Rule 13. Table of percentage of loss of visual acuity.

Table of percentage of loss of visual acuity.

SNELLEN CHART

Snellen Chart Readings

Percentage of Loss of Visual Acuity

20/20

0

20/25

5

20/30

10

20/40

20

20/50

25

20/60

33-1/2

20/70

40

20/80

50

20/90

62-1/2

20/100

75

20/110

80

20/120

85

20/130

87

20/140

89

20/150

91

20/160

93

20/170

95

20/180

97

20/190

99

20/200

100

Any other deviation from normal vision caused by the injury shall be considered.

Statutory Authority

§ 65.2-201 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR405-01-06, Rule 13, eff. January 1, 1994; amended Virginia Register Volume 40, Issue 7, eff. January 4, 2024.

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