SPECTACLE FRAMES REDUCE THE FIELD OF VISION: A DRIVING HAZARD
THE IMPORTANCE OF ADEQUATE PERIPHERAL VISION IN DRIVING MAY BE NEGATED BY STYLISH SPECTACLE FRAMES. TESTS WERE MADE WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WEARING VARIOUS SPECTACLE FRAMES, AND WITHOUT SPECTACLES. RESULTS STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF FOUR FEATURES TO BE CONSIDERED WHEN PRESCRIBING GLASSES WHICH WILL BE WORN WHILE DRIVING: LARGE LENS AREA; THIN LENS RIM AT THE SIDE AND BOTTOM; THIN, HIGH TEMPLES; AND LENS SET CLOSED TO THE EYE. SINCE MOST SPECTACLES REDUCE THE FIELD OF VISION TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, DRIVERS SHOULD BE ADVISED TO TURN THEIR HEADS FURTHER TO THE SIDE WHEN CHECKING FOR DANGER. /HSL/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 40, No 1, PP 64-69, 13 REF
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Corporate Authors:
American Optometric Association
7000 Chippewa Street
St Louis, MO United States 63119 -
Authors:
- Bewley, L A
- Publication Date: 1969-1
Media Info
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Serial:
- American Optometric Association Journal
- Publisher: American Optometric Association
- ISSN: 0003-0244
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Drivers; Eyeglasses; Field of vision; Lenses (Geology); Peripheral vision; Vision
- Uncontrolled Terms: Field of view
- Old TRIS Terms: Driver vision; Lenses (Excluding soils)
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00221186
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 13 1971 12:00AM