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.
Drivers blind in one eye.
Although driving restrictions for the visually impaired vary from state to state most states will allow.
150º using both eyes.
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.
Drivers who are blind in one eye are restricted to outside mirrors.
Drivers with constant diplopia will not pass.
Most states require licensed drivers to have corrected visual acuity of 20 40 in one eye.
Other restrictions include corrective lenses and daylight driving only if recommended y the eyecare specialist.
In many instances you have a short window of time for diagnosis and treatment to avoid permanent blindness.
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.
70º temporally and 35º nasally using one eye.
South dakota 20 60 using both eyes.
South carolina 20 120 in better functioning eye.
Applicants may not use telescopic lenses to meet the standards.
Can you drive if you are blind in one eye.
While a person may still feel that she can still drive safely with sight in only one eye anybody that.