New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles
Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER
Subchapter A - DRIVER LICENSING AND TRAINING
Part 5 - Vision Requirements And Periodic Vision Reexaminations
Section 5.1 - Introduction

Subdivision (4) of section 502 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law provides that the applicant for an original driver's license shall pass a vision test. Subdivision (6) of section 502 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law provides that the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall require each person holding a license issued pursuant to article 19 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law to submit to a vision reexamination upon each renewal of license to determine whether such person meets the minimum vision standards. The minimum vision standards for the issuance of an original or renewal driver license shall be the same.