Visual Field Defects and the Risk of Motor Vehicle Collisions among Patients with Glaucoma
This study sought to evaluate the association between visual field defects in the central 24° field and motor vehicle collisions (MVC) among patients with glaucoma. A case-control study was conducted on glaucoma patients aged 55 and older being treated at three university-affiliated eye care practices. Cases were patients who sustained a police-reported motor vehicle collision (MVC); controls were those who did not experience a MVC. For each patient, an Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study (AGIS) score was calculated on automated visual fields collected with the 24-2 or 30-2 programs. Additionally, demographic, behavioral, driving and clinical characteristics were obtained via chart abstractions and a patient telephone survey. With respect to the better eye AGIS score (defined according to AGIS score), compared to patients with no visual field defect, those with severe defects (scores 12-20) had an increased risk of MVC (odds ratio [OR] 3.2, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.9-10.4), although this association was not statistically significant (p=0.0576). Moderate (6-11) or minor field defects (1-5) in the better eye were not associated with the risk of crash involvement. For the worse eye, patients with moderate and severe field defects were at significantly increased risk of a MVC (OR 3.6, 95% CI 1.4-9.4 and OR 4.4, 95% CI 1.6-12.4 respectively) compared to those with no defects. Minor field defects in the worse eye did not increase MVC risk (OR 1.3, 95% CI 0.5-3.4). Glaucoma patients with moderate or severe visual field impairment in the central 24° radius field in the worse functioning eye are at increased risk for involvement in a vehicle crash.
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University of Iowa, Iowa City
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Authors:
- McGwin Jr, Gerald
- Xie, Aiyuan
- Mays, Andrew
- Joiner, Wade
- DeCarlo, Dawn K
- Hall, Tyler Andrew
- Owsley, Cynthia
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Conference:
- Driving Assessment 2005: 3rd International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design
- Location: Rockport Maine, United States
- Date: 2005-6-27 to 2005-6-30
- Publication Date: 2005
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: 9p
- Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 3rd International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design, Rockport, Maine, June 27-30, 2005
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Behavior; Crash risk forecasting; Defects; Demographics; Diseases and medical conditions; Drivers; Driving; Eye; Field of vision; Highway safety; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety
- Uncontrolled Terms: Glaucoma
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01006748
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 9780874141511
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 31 2005 4:22PM