The Eyeglasses Blog

In 1977 New Jersey state passed a law requiring drivers to have their vision tested every 10 years to renew their driver’s license. The law has never been enforced. The current system requires a basic exam at the DMV when originally applying for your license and only requires a 20/50 reading in one eye to pass. After this exam there is no vision monitoring.

Suddenly there has been talk of actually enforcing the law making the roads safe for everyone. I for one would like to know the the person barreling down upon me on the freeway or passing me in a tunnel is able to see, however the public outcry in New jersey seems to indicate not everybody feels this is important.

I disagree, I feel that not only is vision monitoring of utmost importance but would prefer that drivers can actually see signs in front of them and maybe even possess a bit of depth perception.

Please consider this next time you pull a pair of old eyeglasses on, when was your script last tested. If it’s been a while consider that perhaps you have accommodated to changes in your vision and can’t even notice that it is time for an update.