Through the looking glass: A review of the literature investigating the impact of glaucoma on crash risk, driving performance, and driver self-regulation in older drivers

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 113-121

  Blane, Alison ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive demand; Crash risk; Driving performance; Driving self regulation; Glaucoma; Older drivers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; WORKLOAD; AGED; CAR DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONTROL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SELF-CONTROL; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 84952986256     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: 1536481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000000193     Document Type: Article

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