Vision test — Louisiana Permit Test
Vision test on the Louisiana permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Your eyes are screened when you apply for or renew a driver's license or learner's permit.
Eyesight can change over the years. Checking at each new license and renewal catches problems before they cause a crash.
Your eyes will be screened when you apply for or renew your driver’s license or learner’s permit.
The vision screening checks that your vision meets the minimum standard of 20/40 for safe driving.
You have to read signs and see hazards in time to react. Vision worse than this makes that too hard to do safely.
The screening will determine if your vision meets minimum standards (20/40) for safe driving.
If you fail the eye exam, you are given a vision report to be completed by a vision specialist you choose.
Failing the quick screening does not end your chances. An eye doctor can test you fully and say what you need.
If you fail the eye exam, you will be given a vision report which is to be completed by a vision specialist of your choice.
If you need glasses or contacts to pass the vision exam, your license will say you must wear them while driving.
If you only see well enough with your glasses on, driving without them means you may miss signs and hazards.
If you need corrective lenses in order to pass the vision exam, your license will indicate that you are required to wear them while driving.
The corrective-lens restriction shows on your license as code 01.
An officer reading your license needs to know at a glance that you must have your glasses on.
Your license will display an “01” for this restriction.
After laser eye surgery, the lens restriction is removed only after you visit an OMV office and pass the vision screening without glasses or contacts.
The OMV has to see for itself that your eyes are now good enough on their own before it drops the rule.
You must visit an OMV office and pass the vision screening without wearing glasses or contact lenses.
On the test
When does the OMV screen your vision?
When you apply for or renew a license. Eyesight can change over the years. Checking at each new license and renewal catches problems before they cause a crash. Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.8: “Your eyes will be screened when you apply for or renew your driver’s license or learner’s permit.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Class D & E Driver's Guide, published by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/LA.pdf (Class D & E Driver's Guide, DPSMV2052 (R08/25), Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-09-14; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/LA.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/LA-exam.html (the OMV's Permits page, https://expresslane.la.gov/omv/drivers/personal-driver-s-licenses/permits/, archived 2026-10-04; the 40-question count)
- https://expresslane.la.gov/omv/resources/driver-manuals/
- https://expresslane.la.gov/omv/drivers/personal-driver-s-licenses/new-licenses/ (read 2026-10-04; "An 80% is the minimum passing score for the knowledge test.")