Field test delays / staffing.

[312Z]

Can nurses be trained to operate the field test machine... There seems to be a shortage of technicians rather than consultants!

[Wales99]

The nurses do the visual field test where I go.

[salla22]

I had a field test at the hospital by a nurse.Good no klicking.Upset at specsavers klicking all the time, does that mean that there is a light?

Very unsettled with a lot of people and noice around.

Read somewhere that the customer should have a print of the test. Specs send me home with not a lot of comments.

[Hula48 in reply to salla22]

You must be very clear that there are EXTRA clicks and you MUST NOT press the button, as you would be reacting to the sound, not the light. As I did and they have taken away my licence. Passed at the Eye Clinic no prob. Specsavers did not warn me. So, fighting to get licence back, letters from eye specialist, lawyer, MP and me, but DVLA have a huge backlog. Reliant on kindness of neighbours to go to shops or hospital as hardly any buses now where I live. I was the one giving others lifts! So make sure you don't think, Oh, heard it, must have missed it, better click. Actually, not a lot of time to think, just react. Might take out my hearing aids next time!

[salla22 in reply to Hula48]

So helpful about your reply to phantom clicks

[Cornwalleyes]

My field tests always done by the nurses at the hospital, then the results get passed to the consultant.

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Although I have only had 3 opportunities to do VF tests on the NHS(diagnosis, 3 month review & 11 month review) the test has always been undertaken by nurses. The binocular VF test undertaken by SPECSAVERS on behalf of DVLA requires serious investigation. I feel anger because I lost my driving licence for 4 months. During these 4 months I paid to undertake the test at many different sites and soon realised that the administrators interpret the rules very differently. If the first one had allowed me to do the test without my thick rimmed glasses, I would never have lost my licence. The most recent Glaucoma UK webinar reassured me that the binocular VF test is challenging and that you get used to it, so it becomes less challenging.

[312Z in reply to Hidden]

Hi, How soon did DVLA get back to you, is it just a letter saying licence revoked or do you get a few weeks! notice?

[Hula48 in reply to 312Z]

Within a week. Immediate suspension. MP being very helpful. Have reapplied but Jubilee holding up post.

[balacakkhu]

At the hospital the Visual Field Test is usually done by the Nurse or the Optometrist or trained technicians.

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Hula48 is much more accurate than I can be. It was back in July '21 when I took the binocular VF test in SPECSAVERS and not until 13 Nov '21 that I received the notification stating 'You must not drive', from the DVLA. In the meantime, I had driven the motorways and fulfilled my driving duties in a minibus for work. Like Hula48, I required my MP to escalate my case, in order to regain my car licence in a timely manner. I have lost my D1 entitlement to drive a minibus, but I have passed my local council assessment to drive light goods vehicles and small passenger carrying vehicles.However, my greatest concern is now the irregular monitoring of the effectiveness of my treatment to prevent my optic nerves deteriorating further, as I would not want to drive if I am unsafe to do so.