Central and Paracentral Visual Field Defects and Driving Abilities

Vol. 219, No. 4, 2005

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Central and Paracentral Visual Field Defects and Driving Abilities
A. Petzold, G.T. Plant

Department of Neuroimmunology, Institute of Neurology, London, UK

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Ophthalmologica 2005;219:191-201 (DOI: 10.1159/000085727)

Key Words

Visual field defects, central, paracentral
Driving abilities
Paracentral scotoma

Abstract

The effect of central and paracentral visual field defects on driving abilities has until now received little attention. To date studies and surveys have concentrated on visual acuity and peripheral field loss. Here we summarise for the first time those diseases causing central visual field defects likely to be associated with binocular visual acuity adequate for driving.

Author Contacts

A. Petzold
Department of Neuroimmunology, Institute of Neurology
Queen Square
London WC1N 3BG (UK)
E-Mail a.petzold@ion.ucl.ac.uk

Article Information

Received: August 6, 2004
Accepted: August 19, 2004
Published online: July 09, 2008
Number of Print Pages : 11
Number of Figures : 1, Number of Tables : 1, Number of References : 219

Medline Abstract (ID 16088237)

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