Driving

[Conniegirl]

Hello,

I had a first hospital appointment today and have been prescribed drops to use in both eyes.

I was not expecting this. It was very, very busy and I was the last patient. I am to see the consultant again in two months.

What is the situation with driving ?

should I inform the DVLA and my insurance

Do the DVLA contact me first?

Thanks in advance

[MRTSBMS]

I think it is basically if you have one affected eye you don’t need to inform the DVLA (unless your doctor says otherwise). If both eyes are affected you need to inform DVLA.

[mrswaffle]

Hi there, I was diagnosed in 2007 and the consultant told me I didn’t need to tell DVLA and that he (consultant) would tell when to let them know. Fast forward to 2017 and a (different!) consultant told me to let DVLA know, which I did and they called me for a VF test.

[Conniegirl in reply to mrswaffle]

Thanks for the replies. Just as you say on Gov uk website. Thank you

[Helen_GlaucomaUK Administrator]

Hi Conniegirl. If you have been told that you have glaucoma in both eyes, then you must let the DVLA know. They will not contact you first. This doesn't mean that you won't have to stop driving. Do let your insurance know and that you are informing the DVLA.

If you have glaucoma in one eye only and the other eye has good vision, then you don't need to inform the DVLA or insurance.

Once you let the DVLA know, they will write to you asking you to attend one of four Specsavers stores near to you, for a driving visual field test. This is where you press a button every time you see a light appear.

You can of course continue to drive, until the DVLA contact with the result of the driving visual field test.

[Conniegirl in reply to Helen_GlaucomaUK]

Thank you so much for this . Just completed the online notification form