Failed Vision Test at DMV

[Anonymous]

My son had glasses, went to the DMV, and noticed that he couldn't see well out of one eye during the vision test. Turns out the glasses we'd been given at a corrective lens in one eye only, and not in the other!!! And my son had not noticed for an entire year... until his DMV vision test.

He did pass the test, because his prescription isn't that high, but he alerted us, and we got him new glasses.

Now I make him cover one eye after the other when he gets new glasses to check that each lens is at the right correction.

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Anonymous wrote:Is this a situation where a kid’s vision is corrected as well as can be, and you want a waiver, or a situation where kid needs glasses or an updated prescription to then try again?

Good question. Not sure and will respect what the eye exam finds, even if that means she can't take the test for a while. She currently wears glasses but the prescription hasn't been updated in over a year. She could read the top two lines with and without glasses but not the last line with the smallest characters.

Why would getting new glasses mean she can’t take it for a while? I think it’s unlikely that you will need the form, and more likely that she just needs a new prescription.

I see. We will get her new glasses with an updated prescription anyways, since she seems to need it. I thought that would mean she can't take the test for a while because getting new glasses is not a quick thing. They probably won't be ready until after the New Year.

That’s two weeks. Is there a heist planned next week and she’s the getaway driver? She San wait a month.

Yes. lol. There’s a heist planned and we also want to take the opportunity of 2 weeks off of school to start driving lessons while it’s light out.

As long as the bank robber has a drivers license you can multitask, get hours and money at the same time.

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That's so sad. Why haven't you been getting her eyes checked annually? This should have been caught by her pediatrician or optometrist.

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Anonymous wrote:My son had glasses, went to the DMV, and noticed that he couldn't see well out of one eye during the vision test. Turns out the glasses we'd been given at a corrective lens in one eye only, and not in the other!!! And my son had not noticed for an entire year... until his DMV vision test.

He did pass the test, because his prescription isn't that high, but he alerted us, and we got him new glasses.

Now I make him cover one eye after the other when he gets new glasses to check that each lens is at the right correction.

This is why you shouldn't be buying glasses online. Even Costco has you try the glasses on and make sure they are correct.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's so sad. Why haven't you been getting her eyes checked annually? This should have been caught by her pediatrician or optometrist.

We get her eyes checked annually. She hasn't gone to her regular eye doctor in a little over a year, however, the eye doctors were at her DCPS last week and I knew for several weeks that they'd be there, so I decided to use that. I asked her what came of that eye exam and couldn't get an understandable answer.

Anyways, as an update, we were able to get her learner's permit yesterday. I kept calling around and even drove to far out MD just to arrive late to our appt and they couldn't see us. Came back to DC and got a last minute appointment at Georgetown Optician and then swung over to the DMV on M street after that.
Georgetown optician said her current prescription (and vision) is fine for one eye but actually too high for the other and they signed the form. All good and we are going on our heist next week after all

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Anonymous wrote:Not sure if this is the correct place to post but my teen was going for their knowledge test and failed the vision test. Was not allowed to take the test and was given the medical/eye form. I was wondering if anyone knows where to get it done quickly and with insurance. We are in DC and willing to travel if they'll fill out the DC DMV form. TIA!

Happened to me when I was 16 too! they said they are on the frontline of so many who didn't realize they had vision issues.

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Anonymous wrote:That's so sad. Why haven't you been getting her eyes checked annually? This should have been caught by her pediatrician or optometrist.

We get her eyes checked annually. She hasn't gone to her regular eye doctor in a little over a year, however, the eye doctors were at her DCPS last week and I knew for several weeks that they'd be there, so I decided to use that. I asked her what came of that eye exam and couldn't get an understandable answer.

Anyways, as an update, we were able to get her learner's permit yesterday. I kept calling around and even drove to far out MD just to arrive late to our appt and they couldn't see us. Came back to DC and got a last minute appointment at Georgetown Optician and then swung over to the DMV on M street after that.
Georgetown optician said her current prescription (and vision) is fine for one eye but actually too high for the other and they signed the form. All good and we are going on our heist next week after all

Yay, congrats! I bet your DC is excited.

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Anonymous wrote:What a bummer! If you really want, I think you can get same day glasses (and the dr will fill out the form), and you can take the test again tomorrow.

If this is in VA, I believe that if you fail anything when applying for your learner's permit, you have to wait 10 days to try again. I could be incorrect but I know if you fail anything on the knowledge test, you must wait 10 days.
If i'm wrong, you can get quick glasses (same or next day) at a lot of optometrist chains. OP, your dd is at the age where her vision can rapidly change. I remember having to get new contact prescriptions twice a year for a few years around puberty. I wore contacts during the day and didn't update my glasses each time b/c it was easier to just get new contacts. My prescription steadied in my early twenties.

As far as the learner's, she can't get her regular license for 9 more months, so I wouldn't stress about losing a few weeks on the front end. She will have plenty of weekends, other days off, spring break, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:My son had glasses, went to the DMV, and noticed that he couldn't see well out of one eye during the vision test. Turns out the glasses we'd been given at a corrective lens in one eye only, and not in the other!!! And my son had not noticed for an entire year... until his DMV vision test.

He did pass the test, because his prescription isn't that high, but he alerted us, and we got him new glasses.

Now I make him cover one eye after the other when he gets new glasses to check that each lens is at the right correction.

This is why you shouldn't be buying glasses online. Even Costco has you try the glasses on and make sure they are correct.

PP you replied to. These glasses were bought at an optician! But apparently they did not make him check each eye separately.
The next pair we got for him was online, and *I* made him check both eyes

[Anonymous]

What? You can do this easily at any eye place like My Eye Doctor likely next day.

[Anonymous]

I started wearing glasses full time when I got my learner's permit. The eye doctor had told me to wear them for reading, but I couldn't pass the eye test at the MVA without them! It was lucky I happened to have then in my purse that day.

OP, have you considered letting her drive illegally to the heist? My thought is that the added penalty for driving without a license is relatively minor compared to grand larceny and it might give you some bargaining power when you're working out the plea deal. Plus she'd get some extra practice hours in!

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Anonymous wrote:That's so sad. Why haven't you been getting her eyes checked annually? This should have been caught by her pediatrician or optometrist.

We get her eyes checked annually. She hasn't gone to her regular eye doctor in a little over a year, however, the eye doctors were at her DCPS last week and I knew for several weeks that they'd be there, so I decided to use that. I asked her what came of that eye exam and couldn't get an understandable answer.

Anyways, as an update, we were able to get her learner's permit yesterday. I kept calling around and even drove to far out MD just to arrive late to our appt and they couldn't see us. Came back to DC and got a last minute appointment at Georgetown Optician and then swung over to the DMV on M street after that.
Georgetown optician said her current prescription (and vision) is fine for one eye but actually too high for the other and they signed the form. All good and we are going on our heist next week after all

I feel for your kid. As an adult, I failed my DC vision test because the administrator claimed there were 12 letters I needed to recite and I kept telling him there were only 8. Finally, he looked through the monitor and realized that monitor was broken. I looked through another and easily recited the 12 letters (I easily recited the 8 letters from the other monitor).

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Anonymous wrote:Try Warby Parker.

Wonderful. Will call them now. By the way, the DC Costco will do it and takes a couple of insurance plans but I wanted a closer appointment. Thanks again!

You’re welcome. Glad it all worked out & good luck to your new driver!

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Anonymous wrote:Is this a situation where a kid’s vision is corrected as well as can be, and you want a waiver, or a situation where kid needs glasses or an updated prescription to then try again?

Good question. Not sure and will respect what the eye exam finds, even if that means she can't take the test for a while. She currently wears glasses but the prescription hasn't been updated in over a year. She could read the top two lines with and without glasses but not the last line with the smallest characters.

Me again. Do you know what will happen? We've never been through this situation. Her dad has terrible vision and has been wearing very high prescription glasses since he was a small kid but never failed this test with his glasses on. I do not wear glasses at all and have no issues passing this test.

Nothing will happen. This happened to me in my 20s. You get a dr to fill out a form, you turn it in, and you get a class c (must wear glasses) license. Done! Easy!