FRSC warns against issuing drivers’ licences without eye tests

The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Abia State, Ngozi Ezeoma, has mentioned drivers shouldn’t be issued or have their licences renewed without first establishing that their imaginative and prescient is sufficient for protected driving.

Ezeoma made the decision in Umuahia on Thursday in the course of the World Sight Day occasion organised by the Abia State Eye Health Management Bureau.

Describing eye ailments and impaired imaginative and prescient as main components contributing to street crashes in Abia State, Ezeoma expressed concern that drivers who neglect their eye well being endanger their lives and people of their passengers.

She urged licensing personnel to not compromise skilled requirements however to make sure that drivers with impaired imaginative and prescient get hold of corrective lenses or obtain additional medical consideration earlier than their licences are renewed.

“I wish to appeal to all relevant agencies and licensing personnel involved in this process to uphold the integrity of this assessment,” the FRSC commander mentioned.

Ezeoma recommended the Abia State Government for establishing an eye screening centre on the Umuahia Central Bus Terminal, saying the initiative would assist save the lives of street customers. She additionally warned drivers against alcohol abuse and the usage of illicit medication.

Earlier, the Administrator of the Abia State Eye Health Management Bureau, Dr Betty Emeka Obasi, expressed concern over the actions of some conventional practitioners allegedly masquerading as eye medical doctors in communities throughout the state.

Obasi mentioned 25 eye screening centres had been established throughout Abia State. She additionally disclosed that two younger sufferers had misplaced their sight after searching for therapy from conventional practitioners.

Unveiling the eye screening centre on the Nnenna Oti Central Bus Terminal, Governor Alex Otti, represented by his deputy, Ikechukwu Emetu, urged residents to prioritise their eye well being.