Are your eyes “on the road”? Findings from the 2019 national study on vision and driving safety in Spain

I Lijarcio, SA Useche, J Llamazares… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Vision is an undisputable contributor to the explanation of many human-factor
related traffic crashes happening every day. The Inland Transport Committee (ITC), the …

Influence of vision on drivers: a pilot study

C Alvarez-Peregrina, C Martinez-Perez… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Driving is the main mode of transportation in many countries, and visual safety
depends largely on good visual health. The objective of this study is to analyze the visual …

Vision impairment and traffic safety outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Piyasena, VO Olvera-Herrera, VF Chan… - The lancet global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Road traffic injuries are a major public health concern and their prevention
requires concerted efforts. We aimed to systematically analyse the current evidence to …

[HTML][HTML] Abnormal visual function: an under-recognized risk factor of road traffic injuries

H Hashemi, P Nabovati, A Yekta… - Journal of Ophthalmic …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose To determine the relationship between road accidents with visual acuity, refractive
errors, visual field, and contrast sensitivity. Methods This population-based case–control …

Prevalence of impairment of visual function in European drivers

LJ van Rijn, C Nischler, R Michael, C Heine… - Acta …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of impairment of visual function
amongst European drivers. Methods: A total of 2422 drivers from five European countries …

2015 Glenn A. Fry Award Lecture: driving toward a new vision: understanding the role of vision in driving

JM Wood - Optometry and vision science, 2019 - journals.lww.com
More than 90% of the sensory information that we use for driving is estimated to be visual.
However, there is ongoing debate regarding the extent to which different ocular conditions …

Comparison of visual requirements and regulations for obtaining a driving license in different European countries and some open questions on their adequacy

N Kobal, M Hawlina - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
We reviewed the current state of knowledge regarding visual function and its suitability as
part of medical examinations for driving licenses. We focused only on Group 1 drivers …

Associations between vision impairment and driving and the effectiveness of vision-related interventions: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

H Nguyen, GL Di Tanna, K Coxon, J Brown, K Ren… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Driving is one of the main modes of transport with safe driving requiring a
combination of visual, cognitive and physical skills. With population ageing, the number of …

Vision impairment and driving

C Owsley, G McGwin Jr - Survey of ophthalmology, 1999 - Elsevier
Driving is the primary mode of travel in many countries. It facilitates the performance of
routine daily activities and is thus integral with the concept of quality of life. Vision is …

Vision and driving: a look at the research road ahead

JM Wood, C Owsley - Clinical and experimental optometry, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Research interest into the role of vision in road safety has greatly increased over recent
years. 1 This has been stimulated by the limited understanding of how visual impairment …