title: [Status of the visual system in operators causing railway accidents].
abstract: One hundred and eighty four engine-drivers aged 21-60 years were examined; 91 from them provoked an accident not stopping the train in front of the "Stop" signal; 93 constituted a control group. Compared was the status of the visual system and the efficiency of the visual functions such as: binocular vision, color vision and asthenopia, mesopic vision and the sensitivity to glare. In engine-drivers of the "accident-prone" group one observed an increased sensitivity for glare. The authors suggest it would be necessary to introduce to the qualification examinations for engine-drivers the evaluation of the sensitivity to glare and of the visual ability in mesopic conditions.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Trusiewicz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kordalewska
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Makszewska-Chetnikowa
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D001248:Asthenopia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D011044:Poland; D011890:Railroads / Q000592:standards*; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000502:physiology*
vernacular_title: Stan układu wzrokowego maszynistów, którzy spowodowali wypadek kolejowy.