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  • Ophthalmology
  • Optometry
  • Human Factors Engineering

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  • Conventional visual field (VF) tests have limitations in predicting real-world driving abilities for individuals with glaucoma.
  • Glaucoma significantly impacts visual function, potentially compromising driving safety.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of a novel performance-based VF test within a driving simulator environment.
  • To assess the construct validity and test-retest reliability of this new simulator-based VF test for glaucoma drivers.

Main Methods:

  • A pilot study involving 17 drivers with glaucoma and 13 controls aged 61-65.
  • Construct validity was assessed by comparing the new test with standard visual tests (Humphrey VF, Keystone, UFOV).
  • Concurrent validity was explored by correlating simulator performance with on-road driving assessments (TRIP). Test-retest reliability was also evaluated.

Main Results:

  • Glaucoma drivers identified fewer symbols and responded slower than controls in the simulator task (P=.047, P=.048).
  • Performance on the new VF test correlated with Useful Field of View (UFOV) divided attention in the glaucoma group (r=-0.51, P=.046).
  • The test demonstrated good to excellent test-retest reliability (ICC 0.77-0.92), but no strong correlation with on-road driving performance was found.

Conclusions:

  • The developed performance-based VF test exhibits strong construct validity and test-retest reliability.
  • Larger studies with participants experiencing more severe driving impairments are recommended to establish concurrent validity with on-road driving.
  • This simulator-based approach holds promise for assessing driving fitness in glaucoma patients.