Does Worker Suffer 'Total Loss' of Vision When Injury Requires Removal of Natural Eye Lens?

When Artificial Lens Implant Restores Some Vision

State of Ohio ex rel. Jamey D. Baker v. Coast to Coast Manpower LLC and Industrial Commission of Ohio, Case no. 2010-0211

10th District Court of Appeals (Franklin County)

ISSUE: When a workplace accident causes injuries to a worker's eye that ultimately require surgical removal of the natural lens, is the worker entitled to compensation for the "total loss of vision" in that eye despite the fact that the implantation of an artificial lens subsequently restores vision in the damaged eye?

For more information about this case, follow this link: http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/oralArguments/11/0302/0302.asp