The Esterman test has been said to favour the lower field of vision, which it’s argued, by some, makes the test ineffective for accurately assessing your vision for driving.

For those who have certain eye conditions with enough sight to continue to drive, you may have heard of the Esterman Visual Field test.

To evaluate the defects in the central and peripheral visual fields, researchers used the Humphrey 24-2 tests for both eyes and the Binocular Humphrey Esterman VF test (EVFT) (Carl Zeiss Meditec).