National Union Fire Insurance Co. v. Lucio Ex Rel. Lucio

OPINION

STEPHEN F. PRESLAR, Chief Justice.

This case presents the question of whether uncorrected vision or vision corrected by glasses is the standard for determining the loss of the sight of an eye under the Workers’ Compensation Act. The trial court ruled that uncorrected vision was the standard and granted the workman’s motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

The claimant, Felipe Lucio, Jr., was doing carpentry work when a nail flew into his left eye. The nail penetrated the cornea of the eye, cut the lens and resulted in surgical removal of the lens. The surgery left the claimant legally…