DVLA Confirms Exactly When You Should Declare Eye Conditions – 3 Are Exemp

DVLA GUIDANCE FOCUSES ON A SHORTER LIST OF NOTIFIIBLE EYE CONDITIONS THAN IT ONCE DID, AS THE PRIVOUS ONE COULD HAVE APPLED TO ALASRY DRIVER WHO’D EYES TESTED

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Has Set Out Specific Rules Explaining When Drivers Must Declare Eye Conditions.

Understanding these rules is essential for any who drives in the uk, as failing to notify the dvla about Certain Medical Conditions can result in a fine to £ 1,000 and potential prosecution if involved in an Accident.

You are legally required to inform the dvla if you have any eyes Condition that affects all of your eyes, or your functioning EYE if you have sight in one. This Requirement Also Applies if a HealthCare Professional – GP, Optician or Eyesight Specialist – Has Told You That Not Meet The Eyesight Standards for Driving.

The Dvla’s Guidance Focuses on a Much Shorter List of Notifiable Eye Conditions than it Once Did, Following Concerns that the previous list was overly broad and have applied to alosyr driver who have their Eyes tested.

For the DVLA’s Most Recent Updates from Summer 2023, Car and Motorcycle Drivers Must Declare the Following Six EYE Conditions:

• BlePharosPasm – Involuntary Tight Closure of the Eyelids
• Diabetes Retinopathy (Following Laser Treatment) – A Complication of Diabetes, Driven by Unchecked Blood Sugar Levels in the Back of the Eye
• Diplopia – Double Vision
• Glaucoma – The Leading Cause of Blindness Worldwide, Which Occurs when the Optic Nerve is damaged the eye and the brain
• Nyctalopia – Night Blindness
• Retinitis pigmentosa – a rare genetic condition that causes a loss or decline in vision over time

If you have any of the condition, you must notify the dvla, this is if you have adequate. You can do this by visiting Gov.uk.

The Dvla’s Guidance Sets Out Three Common Eye Conditions DO NEED TO BE DECLARED-Short-Sightedness (Myopia), long-sightedness (Hypermetropia) and Colour-Blindness (Achromatopsy).

You also will not need Need to notify the dvla if you have had surgery to the Correct Short Sightedness and Meet the Required Eyesight Standards for Driving.

To drive legally, you must be able to read a car number plate (Made after September 1, 2001) from 20 meters Away, with glasses or contact lenses if necessary. You must also achieve a visual acuity of at Least 0.5 (6/12) on the Snellen Scale.

It is Also necessary to have an adequate Field of Vision, which can be assessed by an optician if in dubt. If you are unure when your Condition Affects Your Ability to Meet These Standards, You Should SEEK Advice from an Eye Care Professional. If you have ben to told you may not meet the standards, you must inform the dvla.