2006 Code of Virginia § 46.2-312 - Persons using bioptic telescopic lenses

46.2-312. Persons using bioptic telescopic lenses.

A. Persons using bioptic telescopic lenses shall be eligible for driver'slicenses if they:

1. Demonstrate a visual acuity of at least 20/200 in one or both eyes and afield of seventy degrees horizontal vision without or with corrective carrierlenses, or if these persons have vision in one eye only, they demonstrate afield of at least forty degrees temporal and thirty degrees nasal horizontalvision;

2. Demonstrate a visual acuity of at least 20/70 in one or both eyes with thebioptic telescopic lenses and without the use of field expanders;

3. Meet all other criteria for licensure;

4. Accompany the license application with a report of examination by anophthalmologist or optometrist on a form prescribed by the Department forevaluation by the Medical Advisory Board.

B. Persons using bioptic telescopic lenses shall be eligible for learner'spermits issued under 46.2-335 provided they first meet the requirements ofsubsection A of this section, except for that part of the examinationrequiring the applicant to drive a motor vehicle.

C. Persons using bioptic telescopic lenses shall be subject to the followingrestrictions:

1. They shall not be eligible for any of the driver's license endorsementsprovided for in 46.2-328;

2. Their driver's licenses shall permit the operation of motor vehicles onlyduring the period beginning one-half hour after sunrise and ending one-halfhour before sunset.

D. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision C 2 of this section, personsusing bioptic telescopic lenses may be licensed to drive motor vehiclesbetween one-half hour before sunset and one-half hour after sunrise if they:

1. Demonstrate a visual acuity of at least 20/40 in one or both eyes with thebioptic telescopic lenses and without the use of field expanders;

2. Have been licensed under subsection C of this section for at least oneyear; and

3. Pass a skills test taken at night.

(1986, c. 115, 46.1-357.3; 1989, cc. 147, 727.)