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Blinking and driving

1 October 2014 | | Ophthalmology
Spontaneous blinking is dependent on cognitive processes and is regulated by a central pacemaker that is highly sensitive to the attention demands and cognitive workload of the visual task in hand. There is evidence of a variability in the frequency...
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Driving with retinitis pigmentosa

4 December 2023 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | Inherited retinal disease, driving standards, retinal dystrophy, retinal imaging, retinitis pigmentosa, visual field testing
The authors present a study of 228 consecutive patients with a clinical or genetic diagnosis of retinitis pigmentosa. Data was collected prospectively between January 2012 and October 2022 in Perth, Australia. The study aimed to determine the proportion of patients...

Driving with the use of spectacle mounted telescopes (bioptics)

1 August 2016 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology | Bioptic driving, low vision, telescopic aid
The authors discuss the current perspectives of spectacle mounted telescopes (bioptics) whilst driving among patients with visual impairment. The history, design and driving laws surrounding the use of bioptics is discussed in detail. In 1977, William Feinbloom developed a bioptic...

The decline in attentional visual fields in the Salisbury Eye Evaluation Driving Study

1 December 2013 | | Ophthalmology, Optometry, Neuro-Ophthalmology
The purpose was to document changes in attentional visual field (AVF) over time and analyse the possible baseline characteristics predicting a decline in AVF size over time. Data was taken from a sample of 968 individuals. The authors found a...

“Herr Doktor, I can’t see but I am driving”

1 February 2018 | | Ophthalmology, Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
This 56-year-old lady was quite puzzling. With her own glasses and the pinhole she merely managed to see the 1.3 and 1.0 logMAR lines with her right and left eye, respectively (I am currently working in Germany again, so goodbye...
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Using a driving simulator to explore the effect of visual field loss from optic disc drusen

3 April 2023 | | Neuro-Ophthalmology | Traffic medicine, driving licence, legislation, optic disc drusen, visual field loss
The purpose of this study was to compare driving simulator performance of participants with visual field loss (VFL) from optic disc drusen (ODD) with a normally sighted control group and a group of individuals with glaucoma. Data on performance and...

College of Optometrists urges public to wear their glasses for night driving

31 October 2023
As the clocks go back into Greenwich Mean Time, and the nights draw in, experts at The College of Optometrists are urging those drivers who have been advised to wear glasses while driving, to don their spectacles before getting behind the wheel.

Eyes on the road – visual standards for car drivers

1 June 2019 | | Optometry
The author examines the current visual standards required by drivers and asks whether more needs to be done to make roads safer. Are the public adequately protected by the current system of visual standards required by drivers? In a survey...

Glaucoma UK’s Road Safety Week campaign encourages people to keep their vision road-ready

23 November 2023 | Glaucoma, Road Safety Week, charity, vision, eye tests, Joanne Creighton
Road Safety Week will run from 19-25 November 2023 and Glaucoma UK, a registered charity that provides support for everyone living with glaucoma is encouraging people to keep their vision road-ready.

DVSA misses opportunity to improve sight standards for motorists, warns AOP

27 November 2023 | optometry, business plan, infrastructure, sight test, driving
The Association of Optometrists welcomes the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s latest plans to review how sight tests are administered but urges the implementation of fail-safe visual assessment methods.

AOP urges drivers to see an optometrist about vision concerns

26 May 2020
The Association of Optometrists has reminded motorists to contact their optometrist if they have concerns about their vision.

DVLA publishes revised list of notifiable conditions list for drivers following AOP advice

26 June 2023 | DVLA, AOP
The AOP have been actively working with the DVLA since serious concerns were raised over its extended list of notifiable conditions at the end of last year.