Medical and Vision Information
The Vision Exam
When applying for a license or permit for the 1st time, you will be required to have your eyes tested. Your eyes will be tested with a mechanical device at the customer service center. The applicant must meet the following requirements, with or without corrective lenses, to pass the vision exam:
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Regular Class Driver's License
- 20/60 in one eye and at least 140-degree field of vision.
- If you fail the field vision screening you will be required to have a Vision Report Form (DDS-MR-274) completed by a licensed practitioner.
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Commercial Class Driver's License
- Federal Requirements are 20/40 in each eye and at least a 140-degree field of vision.
- If these vision requirements are not met, a CDL Vision Exemption Form (DDSVE1) must be submitted to make a request to be exempted from Federal CDL vision requirements. If the exemption is granted, the driver would only be given a Georgia Intra-State Driver's License.
Applicants who have a vision restriction on their driver's license and elect to have surgery to correct their vision must come into a Customer Service Center and pass the vision exam to have the restriction removed from their driver's license.
Health - Medical
An applicant previously assessed with a disqualifying physical or mental disability or disease will need to:
- Have a licensed physician determine if your medical condition makes it impossible for you to drive safely.
- Have a licensed physician fill out a Medical Evaluation Form (DS-287) .
- The medical evaluation form (DS-287) should be mailed or faxed by the licensed physician directly to:
- Mailing Address:
- Georgia Department of Driver Services
Medical Review Unit
PO Box 80447
Conyers, GA 30013
- Georgia Department of Driver Services
- By FAX:
- (770)344-3629
- Mailing Address: