053-10 Wyo. Code R. § 10-26
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 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 a 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 employee'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 and associated examination costs.
053-10 Wyo. Code R. § 10-26
Amended, Eff. 8/24/2017.