[Visual acuity of military personnel with civilian or military driver's license on consulting an ophthalmologist].
Visual acuity was tested in 1861 members of the German armed forces who possessed military or civilian driving licences, first by means of a screening test (Roden-stock R12) and second by an ophthalmologist observing German Industrial Standard 58220, part 3. The tests were done with the patients wearing any corrective spectacles in use before the appointment. In 27.6% of all subjects the monocular or binocular visual acuity was less than 1.0. Binocular visual acuity less than 1.0 was found in 17.0%, less than 0.8 in 7.3% and less than 0.5 in 0.9%. After adjustment of the corrective lenses by the ophthalmologist these figures were reduced to visual acuity less than 1.0 in 1.6%, less than 0.8 in 0.4% and less than 0.5 in 0.1%. The frequency of suboptimal visual acuity showed no difference in driving licence classes. We found fewer cases of suboptimal visual acuity in our patients than Kratz and Häseker found in the civilian community in the study published in 1986. The age distribution was also different. In contrast to former publications, which showed an age-related progression, our population had the lowest number of subjects with subnormal visual acuity in the age group 35-45 years. The screening test for visual acuity and the test by the ophthalmologist showed the same results in 76.8% of cases.
Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Kiel.
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D000328:Adult; D001333:Automobile Driver Examination; D005139:Eyeglasses; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D015351:Vision Screening; D014792:Visual Acuity
Untersuchung der Sehschärfe von Bundeswehrangehörigen mit ziviler oder militärischer Fahrerlaubnis beim Aufsuchen eines Augenarztes.