1. (1) The Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division of the Department of Transportation (DMV) will check the following items when testing the eyesight of an applicant for a driver permit or driver license:

   1. (a) Acuity; and
   2. (b) Field of vision.

2. (2) To qualify for driving privileges, a person must meet the following eyesight standards:

   1. (a) Acuity: The person must have a visual acuity level of 20/70 or better when looking through both eyes (or one eye if the person has usable vision in only one eye). A person with usable vision in both eyes will meet the standard if the visual acuity level in one eye is worse than 20/70 so long as the visual acuity level in the other eye is 20/70 or better;
   2. (b) Field of vision: The person must have a field of vision of at least 110 degrees; and
   3. (c) Daylight driving only: DMV will restrict the person's driving privileges to daylight driving only, if the person's best eye is worse than 20/40 and no worse than 20/70, unless in the written opinion of a licensed vision specialist (ophthalmologist or optometrist), the person's driving should not be restricted. DMV will not restrict a person whose vision is 20/40 or better to daylight driving only unless in the written opinion of a licensed vision specialist, such restriction is warranted.
3. (3) DMV may issue a driver permit or driver license only to a person who meets the standards in Section (2) of this rule except as described in sections (4) and (5) of this rule.
4. (4) A person may meet the eyesight standards with the use of a corrective lens or lenses. When a person must use a corrective lens or corrective lenses to meet the eyesight standards, DMV will restrict the person to driving only when wearing corrective lenses.
5. (5) DMV may authorize a person to use a bioptic telescopic lens on a corrective lens, as defined in OAR 735-062-0310(1), if when looking through the carrier lens and not the telescopic device, the person meets the eyesight standards set forth in section (2) of this rule.
6. (6) A person who has a limited vision condition as described in Section 3, Chapter 277, Oregon Laws 2003, may be eligible for restricted driving privileges as set forth in OAR 735-062-0300 through 735-062-0390.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 184.616, 184.619, 802.020 & 807.070

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 807.070

History

DMV 20-2008, f. & cert. ef. 8-26-08
DMV 18-2007, f. 12-24-07, cert. ef. 1-1-08
DMV 15-2004, f. 6-24-04, cert. ef. 7-1-04
DMV 7-1996, f. & cert.e f. 8-15-96
MV 1-1993, f. & cert. ef. 2-16-93
MV 11-1989, f. & cert. ef. 3-6-89
MV 5-1988, f. 2-16-88, cert. ef. 2-17-88, Renumbered from 735-031-0031
MV 38-1987(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 12-7-87
MV 15-1987, f. 9-21-87, cert. ef. 9-27-87