Eye tests

[firefighter]

but it could be a tad more reliable so some people don't have to go through the added expense to prove otherwise.

As a man of little available funds after mortgage payments, I totally agree.

Essential to do, yet a more reliable system is definitely needed.

[nothingflash]

Definitely mate - hence my reason for asking LTNZ for a refund!

[Mom]

I think that that test that so many of us fail "Three columns? I can only see two" is designed to test if you have binocular vision. The trouble is, I don't believe that drivers are required to have binocular vision in order to get a license otherwise people with only one eye (Canterbury supporters excluded) would never be allowed to drive.

Makes you wonder why they continue to fail people on that part of the test really doesn't it. I wonder if the Opticians professional body "greased a few palms" so to speak.

That is exactly what the machine is testing - binocular ability. Maha failed his eyesight test when he had a cataract. He went and got an eye examination that showed he had sufficient peripheral, monocular vision and passed no worries.

I failed the AA test as I dont have binocular vision, I cant use binoculars either. The woman there told me to move my head a bit further away from the machine and hey presto, crystal clear results.