GUIDELINES FOR EXAMINING THE DRIVER WITH VISUAL DIFFICULTY

THE UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE HAS ISSUED GUIDELINES FOR STATE MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARDS TO USE IN THEIR ROLE AS CONSULTANTS TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATORS. THESE GUIDELINES CONCERN THE LICENSING OF MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS WITH IMPAIRED VISION. GROUPS OF DRIVERS DISCUSSED ARE DEFINED ACCORDING TO THE SEVERITY OF THEIR FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT, AND CLASSIFIED BY TYPE OF VEHICLE LICENSE THEY ARE SEEKING: PASSENGER TRANSPORT, CARGO TRANSPORT, OR PRIVATE AUTO. THE VISION CATEGORIES DISCUSSED ARE: VISUAL ACUITY, VISUAL FIELDS, OCULAR MOTILITY, COLOR BLINDNESS, AND DARK ADAPTATION. CERTAIN CLASSES OF DRIVERS SHOULD BE REEVALUATED PERIODICALLY IN ORDER THAT IMPAIRMENT CHANGES MAY BE DETECTED. /HSL/

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• Authors:
  • Light, W O
  • Burg, F D
  • Stock, M S
  • Douglass, J M
• Publication Date: 1970-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 1019-22
• Serial:
  • American Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Volume: 69
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0002-9394
  • Serial URL: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/american-journal-of-ophthalmology

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Color blindness; Driver licenses; Guidelines; Standards; Visual perception
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221715
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 7 2003 12:00AM