Cataract halos: A driving hazard in aging populations. Implication of the Halometer DG test for assessment of intraocular light scatter

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 545-553

  Babizhayev, Mark A ^a,b   Minasyan, Hayk ^a   Richer, Stuart P ^c,d  

^a Innovative Vision Products Incorporated   (United States)

^b MOSCOW HELMHOLTZ RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF EYE DISEASES   (Russian Federation)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cataract; Disability glare; Driver safety; Halometer; Halos; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; GLARE EFFECTS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING; VISION;

CATARACT; DISABILITY GLARE; DRIVER SAFETY; HALOMETER; HALOS; VISUAL ACUITY;

GLARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CATARACT; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 60149094291     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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