title: [Vision and car driving ability].
abstract: Visual functions relevant for car driving are: Visual acuity, contrast and twilight vision, visual field, ocular motility and alignment and colour vision. Generally accepted and standardized tests are available for visual acuity and visual field. Maximum permissible values have been defined arbitrarily and are hardly supported by studies. European standards have been published comprising also contrast and twilight vision. When examining driving ability progressive and treatable ocular disorders such as cataract and glaucoma have to be considered.
authors.affiliation: Department für Augenheilkunde, Universitätskliniken Tübingen. helmut.wilhelm@med.uni-tuebingen.de
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wilhelm
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001076:Aptitude; D001333:Automobile Driver Examination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003117:Color Vision Defects / Q000175:diagnosis; D015350:Contrast Sensitivity; D003623:Dark Adaptation; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D015835:Ocular Motility Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D012449:Safety / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013557:Switzerland; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014787:Vision Tests / Q000379:methods*; D015348:Vision, Binocular; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields