Believe it or not the Federal Government has removed a hoop to jump through for those requiring vision exemptions. Here is the Federal Register:
Docket No. FMCSA–2019–0049]
RIN 2126–AC21
Qualifications of Drivers; Vision
Standard
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: FMCSA amends its
regulations to permit individuals who
do not satisfy, with the worse eye, either
the existing distant visual acuity
standard with corrective lenses or the
field of vision standard, or both, to be
physically qualified to operate a
commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in
interstate commerce under specified
conditions. Currently, such individuals
are prohibited from driving CMVs in
interstate commerce unless they obtain
an exemption from FMCSA. The new
alternative vision standard replaces the
current vision exemption program as the
basis for determining the physical
qualification of these individuals.
DATES: This final rule is effective March
22, 2022.
