PennDot - Report of Eye Examination Question...

**S&WOwner** · May 17th, 2019, 02:56 PM

I recently had Cataract Surgery and I can now see without glasses! My doctor filled out a PennDot Report of Examinatiaon form and said get it to PennDot and they will remove my eye glasses requirement. They will send me a card to carry with my drivers license. My question is - I hate to play the stand-in-line, sign-in, wait hours... Does anyone know if I can just mail it into PennDot? If so - who would I mail it to? Thanks!

**buxbandit** · May 17th, 2019, 04:29 PM

Congrats on the successful outcome!

**S&WOwner** · May 17th, 2019, 04:34 PM

Originally Posted by buxbandit

Congrats on the successful outcome!

Thanks! It is so different - we are the same age and I have worn glasses since age 4. It is cool. Only problem is the Grandkids prefer me wearing glasses.

**Brick** · May 17th, 2019, 04:53 PM

Sounds like good news all around! I hope you came through it with 20/15 vision for both reading and distance!

**S&WOwner** · May 18th, 2019, 12:46 AM

Originally Posted by Brick

Sounds like good news all around! I hope you came through it with 20/15 vision for both reading and distance!

Nope - ended up with 20/30 in both eyes which was better then I had with glasses. I need "cheaters" for reading small stuff. I ordered glasses which bring me up to 20/20 in both eyes. Right now - don't plan on using them - having toooo much fun not wearing glasses.

Anyone know if I can mail in my form to PennDot vs playing the stand-in-line game?

**ray h** · May 18th, 2019, 02:02 AM

Originally Posted by S&WOwner

Anyone know if I can mail in my form to PennDot vs playing the stand-in-line game?

I only did a couple of these when I worked for PennDoT, and that was a few years ago. Your local driver license center can't remove a medical restriction, only Harrisburg can do that. Your local center will FAX or scan the form to the medical division in Harrisburg and they will let you and the local license center know electronically that the restriction has been lifted. This could take anywhere from a couple of minutes to a couple of hours depending on how busy they are. To answer your question specifically, I don't know if you can mail it to Harrisburg because if anyone mailed there form in while I worked there I wouldn't know about it (it wouldve just skipped right around me). What I can tell you is, unless they've changed the system in the last 3 years, you won't be able to just walk into your local center and have them issue a card or DL without a nod from Harrisburg first.
I know it's not exactly what you were looking for but I hope it shed some light.

**stainless** · May 18th, 2019, 09:19 AM

Originally Posted by S&WOwner

Nope - ended up with 20/30 in both eyes which was better then I had with glasses. I need "cheaters" for reading small stuff. I ordered glasses which bring me up to 20/20 in both eyes. Right now - don't plan on using them - having toooo much fun not wearing glasses.

Anyone know if I can mail in my form to PennDot vs playing the stand-in-line game?

No standing in line required. I did it via USPS a couple of years ago. They send a paper copy similar to the old driver licenses that you carry along with your current license.

It will be updated at the next renewal.