One thing I would suggest is that you compare the operating costs of your vehicle to taking Uber or a private car service. If you are genuinely nervous I think it’s important to consider that because a nervous driver can be a dangerous driver. Quite often car payments, maintenance, insurance, gas add up to a lot more every day than most people think.

If you have a newer vehicle there are a lot of features that would be really useful to a low vision driver, adaptive cruise control, collision avoidance, lane assist, blind spot assistance, automatic braking. None of these things will literally drive the car for you but they may make up for any reduced reaction time you have.

No matter which way you choose to go, best of luck.

I drove for several months with sight only in my right eye before I begin losing that vision too. I don't know which side is your good eye, but you will obviously need to turn your head more when pulling out into traffic or turning. Definitely take your time when turning left. I had difficulties managing situations where traffic merged from both directions, like at certain interstate exchanges because you basically have to keep your head looking both directions and in front as well. You may have limited depth perception. And driving with one eye becomes more physically demanding because instead of glancing, you have to turn your head a lot, so you'll tire more quickly than before.

Take it slow at first and do not be ashamed to do so. So what if the people behind you get a little impatient because you take a little extra time? And be honest with yourself. If driving seems to be too much, you may need to decide yourself to stop driving. I've driven hundreds of thousands of miles and live in the middle of nowhere, so I completely understand what you mean by losing your independence. There is no public transportation here, so my wife or friends take me everywhere. I haven't driven since March 28 and barring a breakthrough in optic nerve repair, probably never will again. I pray that you can safely continue driving and that your vision will improve.

I have severe corneal degeneration in one eye and pretty bad in my right. I'm in he same boat. Honestly it takes some getting used to, but I'm fine. I navigate some of the worst traffic areas in the country everyday and haven't had a problem yet.