wrinkly67 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 That's very sad. Exactly why my husband handed in his licence voluntarily. He won't be driving again which is sad but would be totally wrong for him to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchcoll Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 https://www.gov.uk/monocular-vision-and-driving The link from the DVLA explains why losing sight in one eye could lose you your licence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANGELFIRE1 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Am intrigued with this as my husband also had a stroke a couple of months ago which left him with loss of peripheral vision from his right eye. He voluntarily gave up his driving licence as he considers that he would be a liability on the road. Whilst our G.P. gave a cursory nod at this decision, no-one has ever fully explained the situation to us. If his loss of vision is sufficient to stop him driving, should he be registered partially-sighted? Good luck to anyone who feels they can drive with sight from only one eye, though I find it difficult to understand how they cope. I have had a very lazy eye since birth, it's about as useful as a chocolate fireguard. The other eye is 100% spot on. I drove HGV's until I retired, no accidents in 30 years. And had the pleasure to shoot clay targets for my country 5 times. Serious hand and eye coordination required to do this. I often wonder how folk with two good eyes manage, and I find it difficult to understand how they cope. Angel1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrinkly67 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Angelfire, do hope my comment didn't come across as offensive. Last thing I intended. My eyes are certainly being opened to what is possible. Thanks for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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