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Application for accident benefits for optometric services dismissed as vision changes were found to be age-related.
The applicant sought statutory accident benefits for optometric assessments and services following a rear-end motor vehicle accident.
The insurer denied the treatment plans based on an independent medical examination by a neuro-ophthalmologist, who concluded the applicant's vision issues were age-related presbyopia rather than accident-related impairments.
The Tribunal applied the 'but for' test for causation and preferred the evidence of the insurer's neuro-ophthalmologist over the applicant's optometrist and physiatrist due to his specialized medical training.
The Tribunal found the treatment plans were not reasonable and necessary, and dismissed the application.
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