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Driving Simulation in the Clinic: Testing Visual Exploratory Behavior in Daily Life Activities in Patients with Visual Field Defects
Published on: September 18, 2012
Does the niqab (veil) wearer satisfy the minimal visual field for driving?
E Ian Pearce1, Glyn Walsh, Gordon N Dutton
1Department of Vision Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Rd, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK. eipe@gcal.ac.uk
Abstract:
Visual field testing of subjects wearing a niqab was carried out using the approved (Esterman) test on a Humphrey perimeter to determine if visually normal subjects met the European driving standard. Measurement of aperture dimensions of the niqab when worn was recorded. When wearing the niqab, all subjects achieved a visual field adequate to satisfy UK/European driving standards. A measurement of the limiting aperture size was obtained and a self-test method for niqab wearers was determined.
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