1. Do you have peripheral visual field loss?

If yes: bioptic telescopes do not compensate for visual field loss, thus they might not help. You are still encouraged to consult an eye care practitioner as well as undergo a comprehensive low vision assessment.

If no: people with central vision loss but intact visual fields generally do well with bioptic telescopes.

2. Do you have central vision loss, or reduced high contrast visual acuity?

If yes: bioptic telescopes compensate well for high contrast visual acuity loss. You are still encouraged to consult an eye care practitioner and have a comprehensive low vision assessment, specifically someone that has bioptic telescope trial sets so you can trial them. Bioptic telescopes are used for driving and many other recreational tasks (like reading music) or work tasks (like detail on presentation screens).

If no: people with good visual acuity generally do not need bioptic telescopes.

3. Enter your visual acuity to understand your prognosis of driving (this is a guide only).

Refer to your eye care practitioner as driving is complex and case by case. If your eyecare professional advises that your visual acuity is better than 6/24 with good visual fields you may have a good prognosis for driving with a conditional driver’s licence (with or without bioptic telescopes).