Understanding Visual Acuity & Visus

Can you improve your vision before the eye test? It is one of the most hopeful questions a driver can ask, and the honest answer...

Most people do not have two perfectly equal eyes. One eye is usually a little stronger, a little sharper, or a little more comfortable than...

Which visual acuity for which licence class? It is one of the most practical questions in the whole driving licence process, because the answer changes...

On the wall of almost every optician in Germany hangs a chart full of small rings, each with a gap in its edge. You may...

After an eye test, the optician hands you a certificate with numbers on it, and the conversation turns to dioptres, Visus and percentages, often in...

If you apply for a German driving licence, you will hear one number again and again: 0.7. It is the minimum visual acuity you need...

If you take the driving licence eye test in Germany, you will almost certainly meet the Landolt rings. They are the little broken circles that...

Eye test and high blood pressure: what drivers should know about blood pressure, eye damage and the driving licence eye test.

Eye test for people with astigmatism: how the eye test works, what cylinder and axis mean, and how to pass with astigmatism.

Driving with one eye: the eye test rules for monocular vision in Germany, what visual acuity you need and how to get a licence with...

Eye test and diabetes: what diabetic drivers in Germany need to know about the eye test, diabetic retinopathy and staying fit to drive.