Vision standards — Florida Permit Test

Vision standards on the Florida permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Vision of 20/40 or better in each eye, with or without corrective lenses, meets Florida’s standard with no referral to an eye specialist.

This is the line the examiner reads off the chart, and everything else follows from it.

20/40 or better vision in each eye with or without corrective lenses meets state requirements without referral to an eye specialist.

Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.19

Vision of 20/50 or worse in either eye is referred to an eye specialist for possible improvement.

A referral is not a refusal: glasses often move a driver back over the line the same week.

20/50 or worse vision in either eye with or without corrective lenses are referred to an eye specialist for possible improvement.

Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.19

If one eye is blind or 20/200 or worse, the other eye must be 20/40 or better, with or without corrective lenses.

One good eye can do the job. Two poor ones cannot, which is what this rule separates.

If one eye is blind or 20/200 or worse, the other eye must be 20/40 or better with or without corrective lenses.

Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.19

The minimum acceptable field of vision for an applicant or licensed driver is 130 degrees.

Sharp sight straight ahead is no use if a car on your shoulder never appears at all.

The minimum acceptable field of vision for an applicant or licensed driver is 130 degrees.

Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.19

If you needed glasses or contact lenses to pass the vision test, you must wear them whenever you drive.

The license was issued to a driver wearing them, so driving without them is driving on somebody else’s test.

You must wear corrective lenses when you drive if you need to wear contact lenses or glasses to pass the vision test.

Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.19

Your driving privilege will be revoked if you cannot meet the minimum vision standards.

Everything else about driving is judgment. Seeing the hazard at all is not negotiable.

Your driving privilege will be revoked if you are unable to meet the minimum vision standards.

Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.19

On the test

What vision in each eye meets the standard without a referral?

20/40 or better in each eye. This is the line the examiner reads off the chart, and everything else follows from it. Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.19: “20/40 or better vision in each eye with or without corrective lenses meets state requirements without referral to an eye specialist.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Official Florida Driver License Handbook, published by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-20.