Driving with binocular visual field loss? A study on a supervised on-road parcours with simultaneous eye and head tracking.

ABSTRACT: Post-chiasmal visual pathway lesions and glaucomatous optic neuropathy cause binocular visual field defects (VFDs) that may critically interfere with quality of life and driving licensure. The aims of this study were (i) to assess the on-road driving performance of patients suffering from binocular visual field loss using a dual-brake vehicle, and (ii) to investigate the related compensatory mechanisms. A driving instructor, blinded to the participants' diagnosis, rated the driving performance (passed/failed) of ten patients with homonymous visual field defects (HP), including four patients with right (HR) and six patients with left homonymous visual field defects (HL), ten glaucoma patients (GP), and twenty age and gender-related ophthalmologically healthy control subjects (C) during a 40

SUBMITTER: Kasneci E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3921141 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature