Applicants applying for a Texas drivers license must meet the vision standards set by the department of public safety.

1. (1) The standards for two-eyed vision are as follows:

   1. (A) without corrective lenses, 20/40 or better each eye and both together: no visual restriction;
   2. (B) without corrective lenses, worse than 20/40 with either eye or both together: refer to specialist;
   3. (C) with corrective lenses, 20/50 or better with best eye or both together; any score with other eye: restrict to corrective lenses;
   4. (D) without corrective lenses, case (C) score with specialist's statement that vision cannot be improved: no visual restriction;
   5. (E) with corrective lenses, 20/60 or 20/70 with best eye or both together; any score with other eye: restrict to corrective lenses, daytime only, 45 miles per hour speed limit, any other advisable restriction;
   6. (F) without corrective lenses, case (E) score with specialist's statement that vision cannot be improved: no visual restriction, daytime only, 45 miles per hour speed limit, any other advisable restriction;
   7. (G) with or without corrective lenses, worse than 20/70 with best eye or both together; no further improvement possible: fail.

2. (2) The standards for one-eyed vision are as follows:

   1. (A) without corrective lenses, 20/25 or better in best eye: no visual restriction;
   2. (B) without corrective lenses, worse than 20/25 in best eye: refer to specialist;
   3. (C) on all other case scores: use two-eyed vision standards;
   4. (D) for driver licensing purposes, an acuity score of worse than 20/200, with corrective lenses or specialist's statement that improvement of 20/200 or better is not possible: is considered blind.
3. (3) Color blindness is checked on all original applicants.

Source Note:The provisions of this §15.51 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976.