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The Impact of Visual Field Loss on Driving Skills: A Systematic Narrative Review
PURPOSE: To review the evidence on the impact of visual field loss on skills required for driving. METHODS: A literature search was undertaken using a systematic approach. Papers within scope were identified by two independent reviewers, and papers were grouped into similar themes for discussion. KE...
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2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7510550/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32999975 http://dx.doi.org/10.22599/bioj.129 |
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author | Patterson, Gemma Howard, Claire Hepworth, Lauren Rowe, Fiona |
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description | PURPOSE: To review the evidence on the impact of visual field loss on skills required for driving. METHODS: A literature search was undertaken using a systematic approach. Papers within scope were identified by two independent reviewers, and papers were grouped into similar themes for discussion. KEY FINDINGS: Evidence suggests that both binocular and monocular visual field defects have a negative impact on driving skills. Both central and peripheral cause difficulties, but the degree of impact is dependent on the defect severity and compensation ability. Many factors that affect compensation to visual field loss and the effects of visual field loss on driving skills are discussed, including cognitive status, age and duration of visual field loss. In summary, in central visual field loss compensation, strategies include reduction of overall driving speed; whereas, in peripheral field loss, increased scanning is reported to aid adaptation. CONCLUSIONS: For driving, there is evidence that complete and/or binocular visual field loss poses more of a difficulty than partial and/or monocular loss, and central defects cause more problems than peripheral defects. A lack of evidence exists concerning the impact of superior versus inferior defects. The level of peripheral vision loss that is incompatible with safe driving remains unknown, as compensation abilities vary widely between individuals. This review highlights a lack of evidence in relation to the impact of visual field loss on driving skills. Further research is required to strengthen the evidence to allow clinicians to better support people with visual field loss with driving advice. |
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spelling | pubmed-75105502020-09-29 The Impact of Visual Field Loss on Driving Skills: A Systematic Narrative Review Patterson, Gemma Howard, Claire Hepworth, Lauren Rowe, Fiona Br Ir Orthopt J Review PURPOSE: To review the evidence on the impact of visual field loss on skills required for driving. METHODS: A literature search was undertaken using a systematic approach. Papers within scope were identified by two independent reviewers, and papers were grouped into similar themes for discussion. KEY FINDINGS: Evidence suggests that both binocular and monocular visual field defects have a negative impact on driving skills. Both central and peripheral cause difficulties, but the degree of impact is dependent on the defect severity and compensation ability. Many factors that affect compensation to visual field loss and the effects of visual field loss on driving skills are discussed, including cognitive status, age and duration of visual field loss. In summary, in central visual field loss compensation, strategies include reduction of overall driving speed; whereas, in peripheral field loss, increased scanning is reported to aid adaptation. CONCLUSIONS: For driving, there is evidence that complete and/or binocular visual field loss poses more of a difficulty than partial and/or monocular loss, and central defects cause more problems than peripheral defects. A lack of evidence exists concerning the impact of superior versus inferior defects. The level of peripheral vision loss that is incompatible with safe driving remains unknown, as compensation abilities vary widely between individuals. This review highlights a lack of evidence in relation to the impact of visual field loss on driving skills. Further research is required to strengthen the evidence to allow clinicians to better support people with visual field loss with driving advice. White Rose University Press 2019-04-16 /pmc/articles/PMC7510550/ /pubmed/32999975 http://dx.doi.org/10.22599/bioj.129 Text en Copyright: © 2019 The Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
spellingShingle | Review Patterson, Gemma Howard, Claire Hepworth, Lauren Rowe, Fiona The Impact of Visual Field Loss on Driving Skills: A Systematic Narrative Review |
title | The Impact of Visual Field Loss on Driving Skills: A Systematic Narrative Review |
title_full | The Impact of Visual Field Loss on Driving Skills: A Systematic Narrative Review |
title_fullStr | The Impact of Visual Field Loss on Driving Skills: A Systematic Narrative Review |
title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Visual Field Loss on Driving Skills: A Systematic Narrative Review |
title_short | The Impact of Visual Field Loss on Driving Skills: A Systematic Narrative Review |
title_sort | impact of visual field loss on driving skills: a systematic narrative review |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7510550/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32999975 http://dx.doi.org/10.22599/bioj.129 |
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