Failed eyesight test

[mops]

Hello fellow bikers....

So I went to sit my learners test, which I passed 100% error free....
However, I was quite surprised to find out that I have failed my standard eye check...

I was very tired and hearache, which I think affected my eyesight.

Now, to get my facts straight...
I do not have 20/20 vision any more, but I do dont think my eyesight is that bad, and I never wore glasses and I never thought I should.

so I went to the optometrist to get an eyecheck...
he told me that I have light astigmatism (left eye 0.75 and right eye 1.25) and I dont have to wear my glasses for driving/riding durning the day, but I should at night, therefore he insisted that I get glasses (from his shop of course) and he noted on my eyesight cert that I have to wear glasses for driving/riding. As I was leaving after it was all done, he said he wont issue me eyecheck cert if I dont have glasses (I kinda dont understand this one, as it's not his duty to enforce me whether i drive with or without glasses). Overall it was a pretty bad experience, and I felt he was just making me buy his glasses....

Anyways....


suppose I'm going to go and get a second opinion from some other optometrist. I'm just wondering, does anybody know, what are guidelines/requirements/eye condition/benchmark of having to drive/ride without glasses.... (if you know what I mean).

Dont get me wrong, If I would feel my eyesight is bad, I would definitely do something about it, but I just dont think it's the case. I tried glasses, and all tho they slightly improve my reading of letters on the eyecheck baard, I feel they severly restrict my field of vision, and I'm I wouldnt feel safer behing the wheel while wearing these....

[Bartman10]

A lot of people fail at the testing station. No need for concern, the machines can be hard to read for some people; that is the machines lack traceability and are poorly designed for their intended purpose - a common affliction among government commissioned measuring instruments, which is related to the tendering process.

[Colapop]

It's not a major. (ok maybe it is for you) In the long term you'll end up better off. Your headache could be from eye strain - that's pretty common.
If you don't want to buy them from that guy - don't. He's looking at you with dollar sign eyes.
I've worn glasses for awhile, 10+ years, and I only have a slightly bad eyes (passed the look in the box test) and recently looked into getting contacts (there's a thread here somewhere) costs aren't that great and it seems your eyes aren't that bad...? Maybe check out that option a (and thread). You can get test contacts apparently.
My missus works for the AA and you'll get a better answer from them than you will from the LTSA (F*cktards).

[Sniper]

Those machines are shit anyway mate. I rmember failing my learners because the machine broke and they couldn't do my eyesite. ARGH!!!!

Don't worry though, you will fly through next time

[crashe]

A young friend went to get his license and failed the eye test...
Couldnt see the 3 sections of letters that he had to look at.. he could only see two... I looked at it and couldnt understand why he couldnt see the three.

Now apparently this is very comon.... that many cant see the three.

So it was recommended for him to go and get what is called a "Standard " test which costs $15 at the eye specialist..... he did this and passed with flying colours. It was discovered that he has a squint, which is common.

He has to do this "Standard" test everytime he goes to upgrade his license or when he renews it.

So he doesnt need glasses to drive or ride....

So if you have doubts then go and ask for the "Standard" test..
which takes a couple of minutes to do... the eye specialist know about this particular test. It is NOT a full eye test.

But if you are required to wear glasses and don't wear them and a nice police officer stops you... you can expect to have a $400 fine for breach of license conditions.

[Keystone19]

Dont get me wrong, If I would feel my eyesight is bad, I would definitely do something about it, but I just dont think it's the case. I tried glasses, and all tho they slightly improve my reading of letters on the eyecheck baard, I feel they severly restrict my field of vision, and I'm I wouldnt feel safer behing the wheel while wearing these....

You know it wouldn't hurt to get a second opinion but if the first optometrist is indicating that you have astigmatism, you probably do. Astigmatism may not appear to affect your vision in terms of distance but it can alter the angle of your vision. Things can be slightly blurry around the edges. You would get used to wearing glasses even though it feels like it is reducing your peripheral vision at first. As someone else said, you may find headaches and tiredness are attributable to straining to see without being aware of it.

I once had a pair of glasses made that didn't correct for my astigmatism and the only way I could see clearly out of them was to hold my head on a 40 degree angle. Once corrected I found I no longer walked sideways...

[Karma]

I used to get major headaches without my glasses...
now I wear contacts and my eyesight is spot on.

Just bite the bullet and get contacts / glasses, at least you'll be able to see sharp.

[snuffles]

So I went to sit my learners test, which I passed 100% error free....
However, I was quite surprised to find out that I have failed my standard eye check...

Too much Wanking???????????

[mops]

Too much Wanking???????????

ha, ha, very funny.....

[*sic]

But if you are required to wear glasses and don't wear them and a nice police officer stops you... you can expect to have a $400 fine for breach of license conditions.

contacts my friend..

[Keystone19]

contacts my friend..

Lasix eye surgery...

[dawnrazor]

something your eye tester won't tell you, is that you are entitled to be given a writen perscription after you have paid for a test, but you will have to ask and it will piss them off no end, 'cus it means you can walk into any other eye testing shop and buy their glasses and not theirs.

Just something to do if you feel a bit ticked off by the optician, it really pisses them off!

[Drum]

I failed the eye test at the AA because I could only see two columns instead of three, as Crashe mentioned. I flew through the 'standard' test at the optometrist, who said I have 20/20 vision (I think the test was around $25 bucks?).
Anyway, apparently I have monocular vision - which is kind of similar to the difference between mono and stereo.
I can never see those damned 3d pictures either!

[John Banks]

monocular vision? You can only see out of one eye? That's pretty bad, there.

[Waylander]

Sometimes I think that those test maching thingies are out of focus on purpose. Just to fuck with us. Tried one with my glasses on and it was still just as fuzzy as it was without them.