Driving with bioptic telescopes: Organizing a research agenda

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1249-1256

  Owsley, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

bioptic telescope; driving; low vision; vision impairment

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROCESS; DRIVING; LICENSED DRIVERS; LOW VISION; RESEARCH AGENDA; SCIENTIFIC STUDIES; TRAINING PROGRAM; VISION IMPAIRMENTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

TELESCOPES;

OPTICAL TELESCOPES;

CAR DRIVING; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OPTOMETRY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SPECTACLES; STANDARD; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EYEGLASSES; HUMANS; OPTOMETRY; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84865711329     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3182678dc8     Document Type: Review

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