S.C. Code Ann. § 56-1-220 – Eye examination required for renewal of license; certification of minimum standards; operation of vehicle with defective vision

(a) Eye examinations shall be required for all persons prior to having their licenses renewed by the department. Such examinations may be made by any person authorized by law in this State to examine eyes or by designated personnel of the department.
(b) The renewal license forms distributed by the department shall be designed so as to contain a certification that the vision of the person examined meets the minimum standards required by the department or have been corrected to meet such requirements. Such certification shall be executed by the person conducting the examination. Provided, that the minimum standards of the department shall not require a greater degree of vision than 20/40 corrected in one eye.
(c) Any person whose vision is corrected to meet such minimum standards shall have such correction noted on his driver's license by the department.
(d) It shall be unlawful for any person whose vision requires correction in order to meet the minimum standards of the department to drive a motor vehicle in this State without the use of such correction.
(e) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.