title: Use of a driving simulator to assess performance under adverse weather conditions in adults with albinism.
abstract: Participants with albinism have reduced vision and nystagmus with reduced foveation times. This prospective study evaluated driving in 12 participants with albinism and 12 matched controls. Participants drove a vehicle simulator through a virtual rural course in sunny and foggy conditions. Under sunny conditions, participants with albinism showed a narrower preferred minimum safety boundary during car-following tasks than did controls, but there was no difference under foggy conditions. Their driving did not differ significantly from that of controls when approaching a stop sign or when choosing gap size between oncoming vehicles when crossing an intersection. However, when compared to control drivers, participants with albinism had a decreased minimum safety boundary for car-following that should be included in counseling regarding driving safety.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota, USA.
authors: Gwen M
authors: GM
authors: Hofman
authors: C Gail
authors: CG
authors: Summers
authors: Nicholas
authors: N
authors: Ward
authors: Esha
authors: E
authors: Bhargava
authors: Michael E
authors: ME
authors: Rakauskas
authors: Ann M
authors: AM
authors: Holleschau
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000417:Albinism / Q000523:psychology*; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000523:psychology*; D003198:Computer Simulation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014887:Weather; D055815:Young Adult