For further information about the test equipment and the action that DVLA is taking please contact the DVLA press office on 01792 78 20 77. For further information about glaucoma and its impact on driving, contact IGA helpline on 01233 64 81 70 or email: info@iga.org.uk , or search the IGA website: www.glaucoma-assocation.com . We identified 80% of policies restricting access to ptosis surgery required formal visual field-testing, 18% required photographs and 0.9% allowed either. However, only 3 CCGs waive visual field The test normally takes 45 minutes - 1 hour. The report can be drawn up after the test and may be taken by the patient if neccessary. Otherwise the report may be posted or emailed to the referring doctor. DVLA Visual Fields. We are unable to perform visual field testing for the DVLA. Optometry Australia, Optometry NSW/ACT and Optometry Victoria have all been involved in lobbying state driving licence authorities to recognise the Medmont binocular driving test as an alternative. Mr Arundel said those discussions had resulted in a change to the national approach, with an expert reference group that included optometrists the visual acuity must be at least Snellen 6/12 with both eyes open or in the only eye if monocular Any driver unable to meet these standards must not drive and must notify the DVLA, which will . Purpose: The UK Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's (DVLA) visual field criteria mean that homonymous defects close to fixation are not usually acceptable for driving. Before your eye test we’ll usually begin with some preliminary checks. First, we may carry out an eye pressure check by blowing a puff of air into your eye or a visual field test where you monitor flashing lights across a screen. These quick and painless checks will help us to identify the early signs of eye conditions like glaucoma. The Visual Field. The normal eye can detect stimuli over a 120º range vertically and a nearly 160 degree range horizontally. From the point of fixation, stimuli can typically be detected 60º superiorly, 70º inferiorly, 60º nasally, and 100 degrees temporally (laterally) 2, though the true extent of the visual field depends on several features of the stimulus (size, brightness, motion) as meets the visual standards for acuity and visual field (see Chapter 6, visual disorders) under regular review - Must meet the criteria to drive and must notify DVLA. Visual Field standard for Group 1 drivers Drivers must have a horizontal field of vision of at least 120 degrees. In addition, the extension should be at least 50 degrees left and right and 20 degrees up and down. No defects should be present within the radius of the central 20 degrees. This requirement applies to drivers who are binocular or

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