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Title Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles. Driver License Testing. If glasses are used to meet the standard, a driver is restricted to corrective lenses. If a driver cannot meet the standard, he or she is referred to an eyecare specialist.
The eyecare specialist must provide acuity and visual field readings, in addition to providing the following information: whether glasses are needed for near and distant vision and whether they are being fitted; whether vision is attained with conventional lenses, contact lenses, telescopic lenses, or other attachments; whether the applicant has double vision, and if so, whether it is correctable with glasses; whether there is evidence of eye disease or injury; and whether there is difficulty seeing at night.
Applicants renewing by mail must submit a visual acuity form completed by an eyecare specialist with the license application form. If one eye is blind i. Drivers who are blind in one eye are restricted to outside mirrors. Other restrictions include corrective lenses and daylight driving only if recommended y the eyecare specialist.
Applicants may not use telescopic lenses to meet the standards. If a telescopic driver can meet the standard through the use of conventional lenses, he or she may be issued a licensed. South Carolina does not have a visual field standard, but visual field measurements are requested of eyecare specialist completing DMV forms.
If the total angle is degrees or more, the applicant automatically passes. If the total angle is between and degrees, the case is referred to the MAB. If the total angle is degrees or less, the applicant does not automatically pass. Drivers applying for an original license as well as those applying for renewal licenses every 5 years must take a vision screening test. There is no visual field requirement. Bioptic drivers must be able to meet the acuity standard they may use the lenses during the vision test , and they must also pass a road test.
Original applicants but not renewal applicants must take and pass a vision test. Applicants who fail to meet the standard are given an Eye Specialist Form for completion by their eyecare specialist. Completed forms are sent to the Driver Improvement Section for review.
Tennessee has detailed low vision guidelines for bioptic and telescopic lens wearers. Generally, applicants may not have any mental impairments or any impairment of the head, neck or movement of the eyes, and must complete training in driving with a bioptic telescopic lens from a driving instructor certified in the field.
Restrictions may include: daylight driving only; 50 mph maximum speed; left and right outside rearview mirrors; certain area and time restrictions; and no interstate driving. Minimum training requirements are also specified in the State statutes nearly identical to those described in this report for New York.
Training in the use of bioptic telescopes lenses does not entitle the wearer to a driver license. It only assists the applicant to qualify on the vision portion of the testing. New applicants and renewal applicants not renewing by mail are required to pass a vision test. Visual standards for passenger car drivers are as follows. The visual field standard is recognition of the visual field test object within an uninterrupted arc of degrees, with both eyes open during the test.
Applicants with progressive eye disease must be periodically reevaluated at the discretion of the MAB. The visual field standard is recognition of the visual field test object within an uninterrupted arc of degrees horizontal and 20 degrees vertical, with both eyes open during the test.
Initial applicants but not renewals must take and pass a vision test. The field of view standard is 60 degrees or more external, each eye, or 60 degrees or more external and 60 degrees or more nasal.
Drivers renewing their licenses in person must take and pass a vision screening test. The vision test requirement is ed for alternate renewals. Telescopic lenses may not be used to meet the standard. Applicants who cannot meet the standard must have a vision specialist complete a Vision Screening Report based on an examination within the past day period.
The eyecare specialist is asked to provide acuity and horizontal visual field measurements. Horizontal vision without field expanders must be 70 degrees or better or 40 degrees or better temporal and 30 degrees nasal for monocular drivers.
An eyecare specialist must certify that the applicant has:. The applicant must certify that he or she has been using the bioptic lens: daily for at least 60 days; while walking or riding a bicycle daily for at least 6 weeks; for spotting objects and identifying road signs successfully as a motor vehicle passenger for at least 6 weeks; to locate and identify objects within the telescopic field within one to two seconds.
Bioptic drivers must wear the bioptic and carrier lenses while driving, and driving is permitted during daylight hours only, at least for the first year. Customers with bioptic lenses must pass the exam without the use of the bioptic telescope. A complete vision screening is given to drivers applying for an original license and for those undergoing a reexamination or special examinations, consists of testing both eyes together, left eye, and right eye for visual acuity, phorias, horizontal field, and color.
Horizontal field of vision must be at least degrees with both eyes, or 55 degrees with one eye. Customers who fail the vision-screening test except color are issued a Certificate of Visual Examination.
The information provided by the vision specialist must be based on an examination performed within the past three months. The LSR enters a code into the computer Vision Certificate was given to the customer, which starts a pending cycle. When a Vision Certificate is returned, the LSR ensures that the examination is current and the form is complete.
The LSR will determine whether the vision recertification should be cleared for an unrestricted license issuance, whether a restricted license should be issued, whether a Reexamination or Special Examination should be given, or whether the driving privilege should be denied.
If a Medical Certificate was also issued, the LSR will need to wait until the Medical Certificate is received, and then process both Certificates together. If the vision specialist indicates that the customer has a visual condition that could impair night driving, then the driver is referred for a Reexamination including both a day and night drive test, unless the customer waives the night drive test and accepts a daylight driving only restriction.
If the total field of vision is less than degrees, then a reexamination is required. If the vision specialist indicates that the driver should be required to submit periodic vision certificates, then the LSR will notify the Medical Section, which will coordinate review cycles with Medical Certificates, if both are required. Restriction codes and codes for required Reexaminations are entered into the computer record.
Original applicants must take and pass a vision test, but there is presently no vision testing requirement for renewal applicants.
Minimum visual field is both eyes is at least horizontal and 80 vertical. Applicants who do not meet the minimum visual acuity standard must submit a Report on Visual Examination to the Division, completed by a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist.
The eyecare specialist must provide an acuity measure, and answer the following questions:. The Board will consider peripheral vision, depth perception, and color recognition in its recommendation to the Commissioner.
The Commissioner may require applicants to pass a road test before being licensed. Drivers may be restricted to driving with corrective lenses, outside mirrors, daytime-only driving, driving during certain times of the day, driving within a specific radius of home, or driving on restricted routes. The telescope lens power cannot be more than 4x. Drivers with vision problems are identified when they renew their licenses every 8 years, and are required to undergo a vision test.
Applicants may not use a bioptic telescopic lens to meet the visual acuity standards if the lens reduces the field of vision below the standard. Applicants who cannot meet the acuity or visual field standards are referred to a vision specialist for a recommendation, and may be required to take a complete Driving Evaluation, if recommended by the vision specialist.
Drivers may be restricted to driving with corrective lenses, during daylight hours only, or driving a vehicle with outside mirrors, depending on recommendations made by the vision specialist and the results of a Driving Evaluation demonstrating compensation for the loss of vision. Drivers who have a progressive eye disease e. All driver license applicants, including renewing drivers, must take and pass a vision test.
Compounded with already high levels of depression among those who are socially isolated due to visual impairment 2 , this gives cause for increased concern […]. AMD Central. Updated April This resource is current according to most recently available information. Bioptic lenses are approved for daylight driving. Back to Top Alaska Drivers undergo vision screening each time they renew their license in-person.
A person with vision in only one eye will be licensed if vision in the good eye meets the standards of the department; the department, will, in its discretion, impose restrictions requiring outside rearview mirrors, one mounted on each side of the vehicle, on persons with vision in only one eye. A person with color blindness will not be denied a license for that reason. Back to Top Arizona Arizona issues a lifetime license up to age 65, but applicants must come into a license office every 12 years to apply for a duplicate license, and have their vision rechecked.
Back to Top Arkansas The Office of Driver Services performs a vision screening test for acuity and visual fields on all drivers renewing their licenses. Back to Top California Drivers must also pass a vision test and a written knowledge test upon license renewal if they appear in person to renew.
Back to Top Colorado All original and renewing applicants must take and pass a vision test. Back to Top Delaware All original and renewal applicants must pass a vision screening test before a license is issued. Back to Top District of Columbia Original and renewal applicants must also take and pass a vision test before being re licensed.
Back to Top Florida Customers with vision problems are identified by License Examiners at the time of initial application or renewal, as all first-time applicants and renewals must undergo vision screening. Back to Top Hawaii Drivers undergo vision screening each time they come into a licensing center for renewal. Back to Top Georgia First-time applicants and drivers renewing their licenses in person at every other renewal period are also required to have their vision screened.
Back to Top Illinois Initial and renewing drivers are required to pass a vision screening test at each 4-year renewal cycle, unless they are between ages 22 and 74 and are eligible to renew by mail every other cycle because they have a clean driving record.
Back to Top Indiana Initial and renewing applicants are required to take and pass a vision test. Magnifying power of the bioptic telescope may not exceed 4X. Full peripheral visual fields must be at least degrees in horizontal diameter. Driver must be able to recognize standard traffic signal colors.
Cognitive and perceptual skills must be adequate to safely operate a motor vehicle. If applicant has an alcohol or drug problem, a month waiting period is in effect before the applicant can be considered for the program, to allow applicant to submit documentation from a counselor, rehabilitation center, etc.
Individuals must successfully complete vision evaluation and training by a doctor with expertise in low vision care. Individuals must successfully complete driving evaluation and training at a BMV approved bioptic driver rehabilitation program, consisting of 30 hours of specialized driver training.
Individuals must pass a BMV-administered extended driving skills test. Once licensed, bioptic drivers must submit a Certificate of Vision for Bioptic Drivers at specified time intervals, as recommended by the low-vision specialist. Back to Top Iowa Initial and renewal drivers must also take and pass a vision test to be licensed. Back to Top Kansas In addition to answering medical questions, original and renewal applicants must take and pass a vision exam and a written test covering knowledge of traffic signs and laws.
Back to Top Kentucky New drivers must pass a vision test. Back to Top Louisiana Initial applicants as well as drivers renewing their licenses must take and pass a vision test. Back to Top Maine A mechanism for identifying drivers with visual impairments is the BMV vision screening test required at initial licensure, and then again at the first license renewal after attaining the age of 40, and again at every-other-renewal thereafter until attaining age Back to Top Maryland Original and renewal drivers must have their vision screened by MVA staff or bring in a certificate from their vision specialist.
Back to Top Massachusetts First-time and renewal applicants are required to undergo and pass a test of their vision. A corrective lenses restriction must be put on the license when corrective lenses are used to meet this standard. A daylight-only restriction must be imposed. Also a corrective-lenses-only restriction must be put on the license when corrective lenses are used to meet this standard.
The bioptic telescope used by the applicant or licensee must be: Monocular The telescope must be on one eye only. Telescopes over both eyes are not acceptable for licensing purposes. Fixed focus Telescopes that need to be rotated to focus are not acceptable. No greater than 3x Magnification must not exceed three times. Spectacle-mounted and an integral part of the lens No clip-on or hand-held telescopes are acceptable for licensing purposes. Back to Top Michigan Unless renewing their licenses by mail, which is allowable every other renewal cycle as long as drivers have a clean record, applicants must take and pass a vision test and a written knowledge test.
The applicant or licensee shall pass an on-road evaluation administered by the Department. Back to Top Minnesota Original and renewal applicants must take and pass a vision screening test. Back to Top Mississippi First-time applicants but not renewal applicants are required to have their vision screened before being licensed to drive. Back to Top Missouri Initial and renewal applicants must take and pass a vision test. Back to Top Montana All original and renewal applicants must take and pass a vision exam.
Back to Top Nebraska Original and renewing drivers are required to take a vision test and to meet minimum standards for acuity and peripheral vision. Back to Top Nevada Original and renewal drivers must pass a vision screening test. Back to Top New Mexico All applicants new and renewal must take and pass a vision screening test. Back to Top New York Initial and renewal applicants are also required to take and pass a vision exam before being issued a license.
The minimum training requirements are as follows: The person has been trained so that he or she can locate stationary objects within the telescopic field by aligning the object directly below the telescopic lens and then moving his or her head down and his or her eyes up simultaneously.
The person has been trained so that he or she has mastered the ability of locating a moving object in a large field of vision by anticipating future movement, so that by and eyes in a coordinated fashion, he or she can locate the moving object within the telescopic field.
The person has been trained to remember what he or she has seen after a brief exposure, with the duration of exposure diminished constantly to simulate short looking time while driving. The person has experienced levels of illumination such as daylight, dusk, and nighttime. The person has experienced walking, and riding as a passenger in a motor vehicle so that he or she has actually experienced moving while objects are changing position.
Back to Top North Carolina Original and renewing applicants must take and pass a vision screening test. Back to Top Ohio Original and renewal applicants are required to take and pass a vision examination prior to being licensed. Back to Top Oklahoma Original applicants must take and pass a vision screening test. Back to Top Oregon Drivers have their vision screened upon initial licensure and again at each 8-year renewal cycle upon reaching age Except in the case of bioptic-telescopic lenses, drivers may meet the eyesight check standards with the use of corrective lenses.
You will also have to take a driving test to demonstrate that you can drive safely, even though your vision is impaired. Passing the driving test establishes that you can compensate for any vision loss caused by your vision condition.
Your driver license may be restricted. In addition, the department will take into account your vision condition and driving needs and any recommendation from the vision specialist to determine if a driver license can be issued for the full term five years or limited term one or two years. The DMV will document your impaired vision condition.
If your vision condition is determined to be stable or that it will not affect your unaffected eye, you probably will not be required to repeat the vision referral process again for your next driver license renewal.
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