To pass the DMV test without being required to wear glasses or contact lenses, drivers must have 20/40 vision or better in at least one eye without wearing corrective lenses.

Those who were impacted between March 1, 2020, through Aug. 31, 2021, that did not submit an eye test will need to get an updated one by Dec. 1, 2023, or their licenses will be suspended.

To reduce lines at DMV offices, the state allowed drivers to “self-certify their vision” when renewing online a license that expired between March 1, 2020, and Aug. 31, 2021.

The DMV notified drivers who deferred their vision test during the pandemic through notices in April and in October. Find out more about the three options to getting tested.

DMV says there are easy solutions to eye test so driver's licenses don't get suspended LARCHMONT, N.Y. -- Tens of thousands of New Yorkers are in danger of losing driving privileges this week.

If you take the test at the DMV you’re right there in the system. But you also have the option to get your eyes checked through a provider in the DMV’s vision registry.

Details are still being worked out by DMV staff, but under the same legislation, you might also be able to send in clearance from your eye doctor rather than do an in-person vision test.

During the pandemic, if your driver’s license expired between March 1, 2020 and August 31, 2021, the Department of Motor Vehicles allowed you to renew your license online by self-certifying your ...