Vision requirements for driver's license examiners

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 779-789

  Johnson, Chris A ^a  

^a DEVERS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Driver's license examiners; Driving; Visual function

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUTOMOBILES; DRIVER LICENSING; JOB ANALYSIS;

DRIVER'S LICENSE EXAMINERS; DRIVING; VISUAL FIELDS; VISUAL FUNCTION;

COLOR VISION;

ADULT; COLOR VISION; DISABILITY; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW; LICENSING; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PERIPHERAL VISION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; CALIFORNIA; COLOR PERCEPTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; STATE GOVERNMENT; VISION; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 24144472956     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.opx.0000174767.13915.40     Document Type: Review

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