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A Prospective, Population-Based Study of the Role of Visual Impairment in Motor Vehicle Crashes among Older Drivers: The SEE Study

  • The purpose of this study was to determine the role of vision and visual attention factors in automobile crash involvement.

  • This was a prospective, population-based study conducted on 1801 drivers aged 65 to 84 years.

  • 120 (6.7%) of the sample drivers were involved in a crash during the observation interval.

  • Glare sensitivity and binocular field loss were significant predictors of crash involvement (P < 0.05).

  • Participants with moderate or better vision increased glare sensitivity or reduced visual fields were, paradoxically, associated with a reduction in crash risk.

  • For participants with poorer levels of vision, increased glare sensitivity or reduced visual fields were associated with increased crash risk.

  • Worse UFOV score was associated with increased crash risk.

  • Glare sensitivity, visual field loss, and UFOV were significant predictors of crash involvement.

Publication date

February 8, 2017

Publication

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

Authors

Rubin, G.S., Ng, E.S., Bandeen-Roche, K., Keyl, P.M., Freeman, E.E. and West, S.K.
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