186.576 Definitions for KRS 186.576 to 186.579.
As used in KRS 186.576 to 186.579:
(1) "Applicant" means any person applying for an instruction permit or an operator's
license who must use a bioptic telescopic device in order to operate a motor vehicle;
(2) "Binocular vision" means visual acuity that is 20/200 or better in both eyes, with or
without corrective lenses;
(3) "Bioptic telescopic device" means a two (2) focus optical system used to magnify
distant objects by including a small telescope that is mounted in a spectacle lens in a
manner to allow an unobstructed view of the horizontal visual field through a
person's normal distance corrective lens;
(4) "Certified driver training program" means a program that provides and coordinates
comprehensive assessment and training of driving skills and responses that
emphasizes the vision, hearing, psychological, perceptual, orientation, and mobility
skills of an applicant and that is certified by the department;
(5) "Combined visual acuity" means visual acuity attained by using both eyes together
where a person has binocular vision;
(6) "Corrective lenses" means eyeglasses, contact lenses, and intraocular lenses, but
does not mean a bioptic telescopic device;
(7) "Daytime driving restriction" means operation of a motor vehicle is restricted to the
period of time from between thirty (30) minutes after sunrise and thirty (30) minutes
before sunset. Under this restriction, driving during adverse weather conditions that
significantly reduce the visibility of the roadway, other traffic, and traffic control
devices shall be prohibited;
(8) "Office" means the Office for the Blind;
(9) "Monocular vision" means visual acuity that is 20/200 or better in only one (1) eye,
with or without corrective lenses;
(10) "Restricted out-of-state driver" means a person who has been issued, by another
state, a valid operator's license with a restriction requiring the use of a bioptic
telescopic device;
(11) "Vision specialist" means a licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist;
(12) "Visual acuity" means the measure of a person's visual acuity based on the Snellen
visual acuity scale; and
(13) "Visual field" means the area of physical space visible to the eye in a given fixed
position.
Effective: July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 116, effective July 12, 2006. -- Created
2000 Ky. Acts ch. 396, sec. 1, effective January 1, 2001.
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