Drivers Blind In One Eye

120º horizontal field using both eyes and 80º vertical using both eyes.

Drivers blind in one eye.

If one eye is blind i e 20 200 o worse the other eye must be at least 20 40. Tennessee 20 40 in better eye. Most states require licensed drivers to have corrected visual acuity of 20 40 in one eye. South carolina 20 120 in better functioning eye.

South dakota 20 60 using both eyes. 150º using both eyes. Applicants may not use telescopic lenses to meet the standards. Sudden blindness total or near total vision loss in one eye is a medical emergency.

Drivers with at least 20 40 vision in one eye and no vision in the other eye pass with a requirement to have a rear vision mirror on the side of the blind eye. While a person may still feel that she can still drive safely with sight in only one eye anybody that. According to the american medical association a person who is blind in one eye may be granted a driver s license if he or she meets the state s restrictions regarding visual acuity and horizontal visual field. Other restrictions include corrective lenses and daylight driving only if recommended y the eyecare specialist.

70º temporally and 35º nasally using one eye. The federal motor carrier safety administration fmcsa will exempt 14 truck drivers who suffer from poor vision including some who are blind in one eye from rules that would otherwise prohibit. In many instances you have a short window of time for diagnosis and treatment to avoid permanent blindness. Although driving restrictions for the visually impaired vary from state to state most states will allow.