ArticleGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2018
Agreement of driving simulator and on-road driving performance in patients with binocular visual field loss.
Article in Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Vision-related quality of life after unilateral occipital stroke.Brain and behavior · 2024Pooled it
- Applications of Extended Reality in Ophthalmology: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Boosting hemianopia recovery: the power of interareal cross-frequency brain stimulation.Brain : a journal of neurology · 2025Trial
- Individuals with severe visual field loss from stroke and glaucoma could have on-road driving safety comparable to normally sighted drivers.Acta ophthalmologica · 2025Article
- Comparison of vision-related quality of life in patients with homonymous hemianopia and monocular blindness.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- The Effects of Visual Field Loss from Optic Disc Drusen on Performance in a Driving Simulator.Neuro-ophthalmology (Aeolus Press) · 2022Article
- Prevalence of Reduced Vision among UK Elderly Drivers: The Bridlington Eye Assessment Project (BEAP)-A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Impact of binocular visual field loss on driving performance in glaucoma patients.International journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Impact of Age-Related Vision Changes on Driving.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Feasibility and Validity of a Low-Cost Racing Simulator in Driving Assessment after Stroke.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- A New System for Assessing Visual Disability Using a Digital Visor.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeOn-road testing is considered the standard for assessment of driving performance; however, it lacks standardization. In contrast, driving simulators provide controlled experimental settings in a virtual reality environment. This study compares both testing conditions in patients with binocular visual field defects due to bilateral glaucomatous optic neuropathy or due to retro-chiasmal visual pathway lesions.
methodsTen glaucoma patients (PG), ten patients with homonymous visual field defects (PH), and 20 age- and gender-matched ophthalmologically normal control subjects (CG and CH, respectively) participated in a 40-min on-road driving task using a dual brake vehicle. A subset of this sample (8 PG, 8 PH, 8 CG, and 7 CH) underwent a subsequent driving simulator test of similar duration. For both settings, pass/fail rates were assessed by a masked driving instructor.
resultsFor on-road driving, hemianopia patients (PH) and glaucoma patients (PG) showed worse performance than their controls (CH and CG groups): PH 40%, CH 30%, PG 60%, CG 0%, failure rate. Similar results were obtained for the driving simulator test: PH 50%, CH 29%, PG 38%, CG 0%, failure rate. Twenty-four out of 31 participants (77%) showed concordant results with regard to pass/fail under both test conditions (p > 0.05; McNemar test).
conclusionsDriving simulator testing leads to results comparable to on-road driving, in terms of pass/fail rates in subjects with binocular (glaucomatous or retro-chiasmal lesion-induced) visual field defects. Driving simulator testing seems to be a well-standardized method, appropriate for assessment of driving performance in individuals with binocular visual field loss.
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