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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-2-15
pubmed:abstractText
Vision, viewing efficiency, visual attention, and on-road driving performance were assessed in 100 participants with central and/or peripheral visual field defects caused by ocular pathology. Driving was evaluated by the Dutch driving license authority making use of the protocol for investigating practical fitness to drive. A smaller percentage of participants with central visual field defects passed the on-road driving test, in comparison with participants with peripheral or mild field defects. The predictive power of a model based on the current vision requirements for driving significantly increased when taking compensatory viewing efficiency into account. The results of the latter model were comparable to those of a model based on tests of visual attention and contrast sensitivity. Despite the increased explained variance of practical fitness to drive when taking higher-order visual functions into account, sensitivity and specificity remained quite low, limiting the use of these tests in identifying unfit drivers. Actual or potential applications of this research include the development of training programs to improve practical fitness to drive in drivers with visual field defects.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0018-7208
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
748-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15709335-Accidents, Traffic, pubmed-meshheading:15709335-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:15709335-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15709335-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:15709335-Analysis of Variance, pubmed-meshheading:15709335-Automobile Driver Examination, pubmed-meshheading:15709335-Automobile Driving, pubmed-meshheading:15709335-Awareness, pubmed-meshheading:15709335-Cohort Studies, pubmed-meshheading:15709335-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15709335-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15709335-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15709335-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15709335-Predictive Value of Tests, pubmed-meshheading:15709335-Probability, pubmed-meshheading:15709335-Reaction Time, pubmed-meshheading:15709335-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:15709335-Task Performance and Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:15709335-Vision Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:15709335-Vision Tests, pubmed-meshheading:15709335-Visual Acuity, pubmed-meshheading:15709335-Visual Fields, pubmed-meshheading:15709335-Visual Perception
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Predicting practical fitness to drive in drivers with visual field defects caused by ocular pathology.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands. tanja.coeckelbergh@uza.be
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't