Driving simulation as a performance-based test of visual impairment in glaucoma

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 221-227

  Medeiros, Felipe A ^a   Weinreb, Robert N ^a   Boer, Erwin R ^a   Rosen, Peter N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

driving; functional impairment; glaucoma; quality of life; simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DRIVING ABILITY; DRIVING SIMULATION; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAFETY; VISION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; VISION DISORDERS; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 84859427362     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: 1536481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e3182071832     Document Type: Article

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