SUBJECTIVE COMPARISON OF THE USE OF CONTACT LENSES AND SPECTACLES FOR DRIVING
CONTACT LENSES, AS WELL AS SPECTACLES, HAVE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES WHEN WORN FOR DRIVING. THE FOLLOWING POINTS SHOULD BE GIVEN SPECIAL CONSIDERATION: ADVICE ON SUNSPECTACLES AND EYE PROTECTORS SHOULD BE GIVEN ACCORDING TO THE TYPE OF VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN; FITTING TECHNIQUES SHOULD BE USED WHICH CAUSE MINIMUM ALTERATION TO REFRACTION AND NO CORNEAL EDEMA, SO THAT IF CONTACT LENSES HAVE TO BE REMOVED VISION IN SPECTACLES IS SATISFACTORY FOR DRIVING; ALL PATIENTS WHO DRIVE SHOULD BE INSTRUCTED TO CARRY WITH THEM AN UP-TO-DATE SPECTACLE CORRECTION IN A FRAME WHICH DOES NOT OBSTRUCT THE VISUAL FIELD; AND LENSES SHOULD BE FITTED WHICH ARE BIG ENOUGH IN THE APPROPRIATE DIMENSIONS TO MINIMIZE FLARE AND HALOS, AND OF SUITABLE POWER TO ALLOW FOR NIGHT MYOPIA. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 47, No 12, PP 952-964
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Authors:
- Stone, J
- Publication Date: 1970-12
Media Info
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Driving; Eyeglasses; Lenses (Geology); Sunglasses
- Old TRIS Terms: Contact; Lenses (Excluding soils); Subjective
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00223474
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 22 1971 12:00AM