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 Hello all I am wondering How many people with albinism and who have the visual accuity of 20/200 that are driving. How many people and what glasses do you use. Thanks for you reply.

 Greetings:

To my knowledge you must have acuities of minimum 20/200 to be considered legally blind. I beleive there are many indivisuals with albinism who fall into this range, although you may have as good as 20/50. I have some albino friends who drive with no bioptics and simple wear contacts or need nothing at all. Anyway, I fall in that range and although the bioptics are not a permanant fix and are mostly only good for driving, based on personal preference. If you are after more facts about "bioptic" driving, I suggest you visit www.bpn.org

Different eye conditions have varying limitations. So, it is not enough to just have vision which is 20/200 to drive. Every indiividual is different and remember the biopics are not a quick fix! 

hi all

i m 17 years old (going to be 18 in 3 months).i dont have lisence.in India, lisence age is 18 years

 

i drive bike form last 2 years.i usually drive in heavy traffic areas .those who have seen india can understand indian traffic.I usually drive at speed of 40-60 kmph..sometimes at above 75  but thats scary

my vision is 6\60(left) and 3\60(right).i think 6\60 is equal to 20\200.PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I M WRONG

i dont use any kind of glasses.just my eyes

 

now i m learnin to drive a car.my father dosent allow me to drive.he is scared due to my low vision but i still drive (with my friends).i have drived my car in heavy  traffic areas only.

its too difficult for me.i sometimes cant see poles or cyclists.i know its dangerous but still..i want to drive

i sometimes cry of not able to being drive.i m totally dependent on others.i want to have surgery  tenotomy

till now i have drived car 6-8 kilometers only

 

i m considering of having surgery but noone is helping me on this forum.i dont know why.please help me guys n gals who have surgery done

My eye sight is 20/200 and I drive wth the restriction of my driving glasses with bioptic.  I got my license when I was 29 and have had it for 10 years now.  The first year I had 45 mph limit and no night time driving.  After that year they did a driving test at night on the interstate which was scary rush hour trafic on the interstate in Norfolk, VA.  I have had a license in 4 states now the last being here in Denver, CO. My Dr. has my driving glasses tinted a small amount near the top to help with glare but not too much so it doesn't affect night driving.

Hello Mrs Wings, Thank you for answers my response and can I have a email so I can ask you little question about the process that you wend through wile retrieving your driver license? Or we can chat on yahoo what ever is comfortable for you because I so want to get my license. Thanks D

Hi Atin

I've had the tenetomy surgery done and no, it did not improve my vision enough to drive. My surgeon was very clear that the surgery would not improve my vision to that point. I currently see 20/200 left eye and 20/400 right eye.

I was surfing on the net and found out that the minimal vision is 20/60 for day and 20/40 fon night driving. But, here I can see that some people can drive although they see 20/200. I want to know what means 20/200? Is it 10% because 20/200 is 0.1 and it's 10%, or I'm wrong??? I see 20% ( is it 20/100 ? ). Will I be able to drive with bioptics or I should give up. With my contact lences I can see 2nd row and sometimes barely the 3rd ( when I say the row I mean on numbers on the board on the wall where are written letters and numbers you have read ). My eye doctor told me I'm unable to drive but he doesn't know about bioptics. Now, I've heard about them and I'm going to go abroad to get them because I hope I'll see better with them. I'm sure I will, but I'm not sure I'll be able to drive a car.

 Laws for low vision driving are different for every state in the US and im sure each over seas country have there own different ones as well. I have had my license in CA now for 5 years with no restrictions at all. My current vission is around 20/70-80 cant remember. When i first got my license it was around 20/100 and i had contacts. I have since had PRK surgery and dont wear contacts or glasses any more. If anyone has questions on driving tests please feel free to ask me. 

The first bioptic I had was larger and heavy and I had to have metal frame glasses to hold the weigh.  I had that pair stolen at work years ago and then had to replace them.  The one I replaced it with and still use is very small and light weight.  I can use it on a regular small pair of glasses.  I am not sure what type of bioptic it is I believe the dr said it was 4x.  I have no idea about the % question.  Through the bioptic I see 20/40.  I don't do the eye test at DMV.  I get a paper from them for bioptic or medical problems and take it to my Dr. have him fill it out and they run a battery of tests to determine if you can drive or not.  2 people can have the same #'s but one can drive and one can't it will depend on how good your peripherial vision is also and some other things.  A low vision eye Dr can answer your questions I am sure if you let them know you are interested in getting a bioptic for driving.  I have been driving now for 11 years.  I started driving around the time bioptics came out.  Or where more accessible to get.  Before that I was told I could never drive. 

 OK then, thank you for a reply.

Still, in my country there is no law for low vision driving. I don't know does it exist in European Union. But we're going to join the EU soon so I hope that law will exist in my country.

Anyway, bioptics will help me to see better and I want to buy them ( if I'll be able to drive that would be nice, but if I won't it doesnt matter, I have nothing to lose ). So, I decided to go to USA to low vision doctor to get the bioptics. I have to search on the internet where to go. Can you help me to decide? In my coutry, there is a good doctor only in the capital city, what about USA? Should I go to NY, LA, Chicago, Boston... or it doesnt matter ( I'll find the doctor who will give me bioptics I need ). Well, I have to prepare myself for that journey but me and my family would do almoust everything for my vision. So, can you give me e-mail of some low vision specialist to ask him?