Vision and driving: Canada

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 177-185

  Yazdan Ashoori, Payam ^a   Ten Hove, Martin ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CAR DRIVING; COLOR VISION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DIPLOPIA; DRIVING ABILITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOMONYMOUS HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; INTERNET; LAW; LICENSING; MANDATORY REPORTING; MONOCULAR VISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SIMULATOR; STANDARD; STANDARDIZATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; USEFUL FIELD OF VIEW TEST; VISION; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CANADA; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISION DISORDERS; VISION SCREENING;

EID: 77953623248     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNO.0b013e3181dfa982     Document Type: Review

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