I posted before about how I twice failed the vision screening at the
California DMV, and my OD said that corrective lenses wouldn't help, and
that the DMV then requires a drive test to prove that you can drive even
though you can't pass the vision screening.  Now, I've been driving mostly
without corrective lenses for the last 2 1/2 years, since my last cataract
surgery, but my license says that I require corrective lenses, so I've
been out of compliance.

So I showed up for my driving test at the DMV yesterday.  Unlike past
visits, the lines were nightmares.  Fortunately, the drive test is given
by appointment only, and the line for that was short.

After the examiner checked the equipment on the car, he tried to diagnose
my eye problems.  I tried my best to explain, but my knowledge is limited
and so was his.  I kept telling him that I had the official DMV form with
my OD signing, and that the OD stated that glasses were not prescribed.
He wanted to know why.  I honestly think that he wasn't hassling me or
trying to disqualify me, but that he really wanted to learn more about
vision problems.  I think he finally accepted my theory that my retinal
detachment was responsible for the problem.

So, he gave me the drive test, about 20 minutes of driving around the
exact area where I've lived for the last 25 years.  I passed easily, and
now for the first time in almost 40 years I have an unrestricted driving
license.