Vision and driving: The United States

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 170-176

  Johnson, Chris A ^a   Wilkinson, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; CAR DRIVING; COGNITION; COLOR VISION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DECISION MAKING; DIPLOPIA; DRIVING ABILITY; FATALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HISTORY; HUMAN; LAW; LICENSING; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MOBILE PHONE; MOTOR VEHICLE; NIGHT VISION; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SCREENING; SIMULATOR; SPECTACLES; STEREOSCOPIC VISION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; USEFUL FIELD OF VIEW; VISION; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

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

EID: 77953645383     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNO.0b013e3181df30d4     Document Type: Review

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