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  • Optometry
  • Ophthalmology
  • Human Factors Engineering

Background:

  • Optical blur and aging are known to impact driving performance.
  • The specific effects on drivers' eye movements remain poorly understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of optical blur and age on eye movement patterns.
  • To assess performance on the DriveSafe slide recognition test, a measure of driving fitness.

Main Methods:

  • Twenty young and 20 older drivers performed the DriveSafe test under best-corrected and blurred (+2.00 DS) vision conditions.
  • Eye movements were recorded using a Tobii TX300 eye tracking system.
  • DriveSafe scores were based on correctly identifying road users in presented driving scenes.

Main Results:

  • Optical blur significantly reduced DriveSafe scores for both age groups (p < 0.001).
  • Younger drivers experienced a greater performance decline due to blur compared to older drivers (22% vs 13%).
  • Blur decreased fixation count and duration on road users and reduced saccade amplitudes, indicating task difficulty.

Conclusions:

  • Optical blur negatively affects driving performance and eye movement patterns.
  • The findings suggest uncorrected refractive errors can detrimentally impact driving safety.
  • Younger drivers are more susceptible to performance decrements caused by optical blur.