technical qusestion about DVLA eye test

[Christian636]

To get a pass or be approved again to drive on the road, how many points must someone get to be accepted by the DVLA

[Pley]

My understanding is that it's not how many you get. But how many you miss and where they are and do any overlap and create blind spots. If I remember Glaucoma UK does have an explanation of this.

[bronigel in reply to Pley]

Yes, I was told just the same by Specsavers

[Beecalmed]

Hi! You may have already found this Glaucoma Uk leaflet but incase you haven’t here it is:

glaucoma.uk/wp-content/uplo...

It does explain about the location of missed points.

[Beecalmed in reply to Beecalmed]

And here’s the detail from DVLA website:

Defect affecting central area only (Esterman within 20 degree radius of fixation)

Only for the purposes of licensing Group 1 car and motorcycle driving:

the following are generally regarded as acceptable central loss

scattered single missed points

a single cluster of up to 3 adjoining points

the following are generally regarded as unacceptable (‘significant’) central loss:

a cluster of 4 or more adjoining points that is either wholly or partly within the central 20° area

loss consisting of both a single cluster of 3 adjoining missed points up to and including 20° from fixation, and any additional separate missed points within the central 20° area

any central loss that is an extension of hemianopia or quadrantanopia of size greater than 3 missed points

Defect affecting the peripheral areas – width assessment

Only for the purposes of licensing Group 1 car and motorcycle driving:

the following will be disregarded when assessing the width of field

a cluster of up to 3 adjoining missed points, unattached to any other area of defect, lying on or across the horizontal meridian

a vertical defect of only single-point width but of any length, unattached to any other area of defect, which touches or cuts through the horizontal meridian