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MEDICAL EXAMINATION. If it is felt unsafe for you to be driving, you may be issued a restricted license. Drivers with a seizure history must have been seizure free for at least 6 months and have a doctor verify that fact. There are no restrictions for the hearing impaired driver in Texas.
Take the Eye Exam. A vision test can be done at a local Texas Department of Public Safety office when applying or renewing a driver's license. You also have the option to take a vision test with a licensed optometrist. The optometrist is required to complete a DL-63 form on your behalf (see Resources). Meet the acuity requirements without glasses. If you live somewhere where they let you renew you licence by mail, your optometrist can fill out a form that states you are able to pass the test (which you send in with you licence renewal). Even if you were totaly blind in one eye, you can still get a license in most areas, I knew a lady with only one eye and she had a license. About The Results Of Your Snellen Eye Test: You have 20/40 vision. If all you could see was the large E at the top of the Snellen Chart, then your vision would be 20/400. You'd be seeing at 20 feet what a person with normal vision can see at 400. Thanks to today's corrective lens technology and surgical techniques. If you use eyeglasses or contact lenses for driving or other distance vision tasks, wear them during the test. Place the chart on a wall or easel 10 feet away. Cover one eye with your hand, a large spoon or some other item that completely blocks the vision of the covered eye. Looking to find out the DMV vision requirements in your state and whether you may be able to pass your state's DMV vision test? You’ve come to the right place! Test your vision now for free using our simple test based on a Snellen eye chart.
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I'm using a throwaway account for this. Early on I was diagnosed with lazy eye in one eye as a child. I never got it treated. Out of one of my eyes all I can see is blurry colors. For my entire life I have so far been successful on cheating my way through eye test for employment and at the DMV. I would like to go to a eye doctor and see if there is any way for my eye to be corrected. My question is if there is anyways the records of my visit and eye exam could be communicated to my employer or to the DMV or is it strictly confidential? I have never gone to a eye doctor before because of this fear. Thanks.
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04-07-2005, 04:57 PM
I got my license renewed today, and I was a little nervous because I really strained my eyes last month (working with poorly scanned images of handwriting 40 hours/week does a lot of people's eyes in where I work. Thank god it's only one state that scans that poorly and the contract expires this year) so people across the room - which is 70' long - are pretty fuzzy at the moment, and my eyes recover pretty slowly from what I recall from the aftermath of this contract last spring. I passed the exam by reading the 5th line without a problem, however, though I'll admit I eventually guessed on one letter. It did seem to be the correct guess, though, since the next two people said it was 'O' too, not 'D' which would have been my next guess. If this year follows last year's pattern I should be able to see as well as normal in a week or two... if not it's time for an eye exam, hmm?
Anyway, all this makes me wonder what happens if you don't pass the eye exam.
Suppose you couldn't read the 5th line - where they ask everyone to start - and not the 6th either? (the guy behind me had to read line six, and he got his license) Is there a seventh line? I know that in this state at least you have to have 20/40 or better to pass. Is line five 20/20 and line six 20/40 or is line six somewhere in between? And are there lines one through four?
If you fail, do they suspend your license? I realize that you'd have to get glasses to get your license renewed, but suppose the person failed the eye exam a few days before their birthday, could they continue to drive until the day their license would have normally expired?
Anyway, all this makes me wonder what happens if you don't pass the eye exam.
Suppose you couldn't read the 5th line - where they ask everyone to start - and not the 6th either? (the guy behind me had to read line six, and he got his license) Is there a seventh line? I know that in this state at least you have to have 20/40 or better to pass. Is line five 20/20 and line six 20/40 or is line six somewhere in between? And are there lines one through four?
If you fail, do they suspend your license? I realize that you'd have to get glasses to get your license renewed, but suppose the person failed the eye exam a few days before their birthday, could they continue to drive until the day their license would have normally expired?