trophywench
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
At my 'ordinary' eyestest in early 2010, optician said I had the start of cataracts in one eye. Roll forwards 12 months, now in both eyes. No need to do anything or tell anyone.
Last week my licence renewal forms dropped through the letterbox. so I had to tick the box that says I have cataracts in both eyes. If my last eye test had been within the previous 6 months, I would have had to have asked my optician to answer some questions from his records. You are told not to have another eye test on your bit, and it tell the optician the same thing. (unless of course you were having one 'now' anyway) The questions on 'his' bit ask about your normal sight test results (the info on your prescription) and your peripheral field test.
So far so good. So I am assuming they will want me to visit an optician and have either or both tested.
Am I correct in my assumption, and is it both or only one or the other?
Anyone know?
I've avoided looking for this on t'internet because I imagine if you didn't have a medical restricted licence, then you would do absolutely nowt until Dr/Optician says 'you need to tell the DVLA' and I'm assuming mine haven't got to that stage yet. So perhaps the info wouldn't apply to my scenario .....
Although I do often have blurry eyes, it's worse after long times spent reading etc - so I try to avoid close work/computer beforehand at the times I know I need to drive - I'd usually be quite happy to drive in any case were there an emergency because it really isn't that bad, from where I'm sitting - but am just trying to be a bit sensible where I can. I'm also not too worried about whatever the test says because if it's got to the stage where I can't drive then IMHO it's got to the stage where they need to refer me to the hosp and get em sorted.
Last week my licence renewal forms dropped through the letterbox. so I had to tick the box that says I have cataracts in both eyes. If my last eye test had been within the previous 6 months, I would have had to have asked my optician to answer some questions from his records. You are told not to have another eye test on your bit, and it tell the optician the same thing. (unless of course you were having one 'now' anyway) The questions on 'his' bit ask about your normal sight test results (the info on your prescription) and your peripheral field test.
So far so good. So I am assuming they will want me to visit an optician and have either or both tested.
Am I correct in my assumption, and is it both or only one or the other?
Anyone know?
I've avoided looking for this on t'internet because I imagine if you didn't have a medical restricted licence, then you would do absolutely nowt until Dr/Optician says 'you need to tell the DVLA' and I'm assuming mine haven't got to that stage yet. So perhaps the info wouldn't apply to my scenario .....
Although I do often have blurry eyes, it's worse after long times spent reading etc - so I try to avoid close work/computer beforehand at the times I know I need to drive - I'd usually be quite happy to drive in any case were there an emergency because it really isn't that bad, from where I'm sitting - but am just trying to be a bit sensible where I can. I'm also not too worried about whatever the test says because if it's got to the stage where I can't drive then IMHO it's got to the stage where they need to refer me to the hosp and get em sorted.
