Any hgv drivers with keratoconus

[West1990]

I was diagnosed with keratoconus when I was 12 I've had cxl surgery to halt the condition and have a contact lense implant .

My optometrist says my left eye is very good and my eyesight isn't hurrendous in my right and that I am of driving standard

I know that to drive an hgv lorry the standards are more stringent so I'm worried it will be an issue when I send off my medical .

I don't know what my eyesight level is at technically speaking , I have contacts but i don't like wearing them and they don't improve my vision , because they are notorious for making the eyes dry because there is little oxygen going to the cornea underneath so this makes eyesight inconsistent

I can see a car license plate from 20 metres in both eyes unaided

Is there any hgv drivers out there with KC

Was it an issue ?

 

[x-st]

When was your last sight test? The HGV form needs to have the sight bit filled in by an Optometrist and if your contact lens doesn't help it's not doing it's job properly so you might be better off going back for a refit, or getting referred to a hospital eye department to do it properly. For the license you need a good "good eye" (6/7.5, or 3rd or 4th line from the bottom) and the other eye can be really ropey. I'd suggest that you just have a chat with your optom if you're worried but it sounds like you should be ok (if you can see a number plate at 20m unaided that equates to around 6/12, so you need to be a bit better in your good eye, which I'm sure you would be if you were formally measured).

 

[Scania]

You have to declare your eye condition but so long as your general vision is ok I doubt it'll be anything other than an 01 restriction on your license which you probably already have (it means you require eyesight correction i.e. you must drive with glasses)

For your hgv medical I think you need to get your optician to fill out a declaration on the application form iirc.