053-10 Wyo. Code R. §§ 10-26 - Prescription Lenses
If it has been determined through medical examination and testing that an injured worker incurred a visual impairment as a result of a compensable injury, the Division shall pay for examinations and testing of the eye(s), and the purchase of prescription lenses to restore the injured worker's vision as close to pre-injury status as possible.
(a) A vision test must be performed, and the
results submitted to the Division, in order to substantiate the existence of a
compensable vision loss and to establish a baseline from which to measure any
potential increase in visual impairment in the future.
(b) The Division shall pay for the
replacement of prescription lenses only if the treating physician,
ophthalmologist, or optometrist submits a written report to the Division which
specifies that the new lenses are required due to an increase in visual
impairment which is directly related to the compensable injury. The report must
include the results of the current eye examination, which results in an
increase in visual impairment over the baseline, or the results of the last eye
examination on file with the Division.
(c) If the Division verifies that an injured
worker's prescription lenses and/or frames, not his vision, were damaged or
destroyed as a result of a work-related accident, the Division shall only pay
for one replacement of prescription lenses and/or frames associated examination
costs.
(i) The Division will not pay for
cosmetic refractive procedures, or other laser type surgery as a replacement
for damaged or destroyed prescription lenses.
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