Cataracts and driving: Experiences of a New Zealand eye clinic population [1]

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 551-552

  Bevin, Tui H ^a   Derrett, Sarah ^b   Molteno, Anthony C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAR DRIVER; CAR DRIVING; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION RESEARCH; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 8644237533     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2004.00879.x     Document Type: Letter

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