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The role of vision-related problems in fatal road accidents in Finland
Juho Wedenoja1, Juhani Kalsi2, Salla Salenius3
1Department of Ophthalmology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Purpose:
To evaluate the significance of vision-related problems in fatal motor vehicle accidents (FMVAs) based on a systematic investigation process by multidisciplinary road accident investigation teams (RAITs).
Methods:
Retrospective registry-based study of all FMVAs during the years 2012-2016 in Finland in which driver causing the accident had a valid Finnish driving licence and the operated motor vehicle required having a driving licence.
Results:
There were a total of 968 FMVAs. In only 1.3% of all the accidents, a vision-related problem was considered to have contributed to the FMVA, while an observational failure of 23.6% was the leading cause of all the FMVAs.
Conclusions:
Eye-originating vision problems are rarely a causative risk for FMVAs in Finland. Making current visual standards more stringent would unlikely to be effective in FMVA prevention.
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