North Carolina Bioptic Laws 

Bioptics are permitted for driving, but not to pass licensure test. 

• Visual Acuity: 20/40 in the better eye, with or without corrective lenses.  
• 20/70 in the better eye with restrictions.
• Visual Field: 60 degrees in one eye (30 degrees on each side).
• Binocular field of vision between 110 and 140 degrees with restricitions.
• Bioptic telescopes are not permitted to meet visual acuity standards, but are permitted for driving and must be prescribed by an optometrist or ophthalmologist.

Last Reviewed July 2009