THE EYES HAVE IT...OR DO THEY?

Inadequate vision is a cause of traffic accidents. Also, people with perfectly adequate daylight vision, at night, may become inadequate to the driving task. This article reviews certain facts about vision, giving definitions of visual acuity, peripheral vision, depth perception, and night vision. Concluding remarks describe what happens to a person's vision as he grows older. Cataracts, glaucoma, and retinal disorders are the most common causes of visual field loss--and they are all commonly associated with aging.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Automobile Association

  8111 Gatehouse Road
  Falls Church, VA  United States  22047
• Authors:
  • Schuessler, R
• Publication Date: 1984-11

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 2 p.
• Serial:
  • AAA World
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: AAA Potomac
  • ISSN: 0279-0270

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Depth perception; Diseases and medical conditions; Eye; Night vision; Peripheral vision; Vision; Visual perception
• Uncontrolled Terms: Glaucoma
• Old TRIS Terms: Retinal sensitivity
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00395833
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-038 104
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 1985 12:00AM