Re: driving w/ 20/70 in CA?

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: Hi Carrie and Katey. : Carrie, from what I have read on here and elsewhere, : it sounds like you might be a good candidate for BiOptic : driving, and at a guess you would probably not need a : BiOptic as powerful as the "Autofocus" (4x), since you : already have 20/70 vision. Like Katey, I'm also getting an : autofocus very soon, and I've read that the Autofocus : doesn't focus fast enough for driving, and that people who : have to unplug the focusing device when using Occutech's : "Autofocus" BiOptic for driving. Generally speaking, : the less magnification you can get away with to qualify : for 20/40 the better, because less magnification usually : (but not always) means greater field. : I don't know what your current living situation is, : but I just graduated from college here at the University : of Missouri, and Rehab Services for the Blind (which : is a state run agency) paid for my BiOptic (along : with my college tuition!), since it will help me : with job placement. Perhaps you have something : similar in CA. : Another person you might want to get in contact : with who has posted a lot of follow ups and : BiOptic driving info on this board (and who also : lives in CA) is Dennis Kelleher, : dkelleher@worldnet.att.net : I would also like to know more about the process of : getting a drivers license--I gather it starts with an optomotrist : who is willing to help, but am not sure how to proceed : beyond that. : Best of luck, and let us know how it goes. : -Fluf : Someone who might be able to help you is Dennis Koe : : I have nystagmus and have recently (lless than a week ago) been perscribed the Ocutech AF. (http://www.ocutech.com) which corrects my vision through the BiOptic to 20/50. But I'm starting out around 20/250, through the carrier lenses I see 20/180. My point here is that the BiOptic (telescope) is the widest of it's kind, it has helped many with nystagmus, ask a low vision specialist to evaluate you and see if you are compatable. I know I am, but now I have to order it and see if my Dr. will file with my insurance co to help pay. The insurance co will pay for it (90%) if he tells them it's a durable medical equiptment. Then all I have to pay is about $500 ($150 deductable plus 10% of cost of the Ocutech AF which is 3500 at Emory University.) : : Let me know if this helps. : : Katey : : : : : I am 22 and live in CA. I have about 20/70 vision with my glasses (which are bifocals) and I have nystagmus as well. I have been given lots of conflicting information about the possibility of driving. I would like to know exactly how I go about getting a liscence. The requirements for the state of CA are 20/40 vision so I know I can't pass the test as I am. Should I get BiOptics? Wouldnt my nystagmus make using them extremely difficult? Or are there other possibilities? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

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