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. 2023 Mar 3;14:100171. doi: 10.1016/j.lansea.2023.100171

Table 3.

Colour vision requirements for obtaining a driving license in ASEAN countries.11

Country Colour vision test Authorized persons licensed to conduct testing Exclusion criteria for driving
Brunei Three colours discrimination test Ophthalmologist Unable to discriminate red, green and amber from 23 m
Cambodia Ishihara Ophthalmologist and ophthalmic health personnel Any colour vision impairmenta
Indonesia Ishihara General practitioners Any colour vision impairmenta
Malaysia Ishihara Land Transportation Authority and Ophthalmologist Any colour vision impairmenta for commercial drivers
Myanmar Ishihara Land Transportation Authority Any colour vision impairementa for commercial drivers
Laos Three colours discrimination test Land Transportation Authority Any colour vision impairmenta
Philippines None specified N/A None specified
Singapore Three colours discrimination test Land Transportation Authority and Ophthalmologists Unable to discriminate red, green and amber colours when examined by an Ophthalmologist
Thailand Three colours discrimination test Land Transportation Authority Any colour vision impairmenta detected by Ophthalmologist
Vietnam None specified N/A None specified
a

No specification of minimum scores on colour vision tests.