[The importance of sight for drivers]
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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
Alicja Pas-Wyroślak1, Jadwiga Siedlecka, Diana Wyroślak
1Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. J. Nofera, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Lodz, Poland. alapw@imp.lodz.pl
Abstract:
Sight is the basic sense for drivers. Condition of the eye determines correct, comfortable and safe performance of the work as drivers. This article presents various factors influencing the sight condition. There are two groups of factors, external (environment, the kind and time of work, stress caused by work) and internal (systemic and local disorders). All these factors can reduce significantly visual functions, such as visual acuity, field of vision, color vision, strereoscopic vision, twilight vision and glare sensitivity. There are also presented actual requirements for drivers and causes of the car accidents in various age groups. Impairments in vision functions can be dangerous for both the driver and other road users.
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