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editorial
. 2019 Feb;67(2):193–194. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_150_19

Table 1.

International Council of Ophthalmology vision requirements for driving safety

Visual Acuity 20/40 or better No visual acuity-based objection to an unrestricted driving license
< 20/40 to 20/200 Individual consideration, which may result in restrictions or denial. Evaluation should include visual and non-visual factors and a road test when in doubt.
< 20/200 No driving license
Visual Field 120° horizontal, 40° vertical or better No visual field-based objection to an unrestricted driving license, provided that the field is about evenly divided around fixation and that no attention-related problems were identified.
Worse Individual consideration, which may include restrictions. Evaluation should include visual and non-visual factors and a road test.