Impact of Binocular Visual Field Loss on Driving Performance in Glaucoma Patients

Overview

Journal Int J Ophthalmol

Specialty Ophthalmology

Date 2021 Jan 20

PMID 33469492

Authors

Zhen-Ying Jiang

Jing Chen

Jing Yao

Shao-Hong Qian

Affiliations

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Abstract

Aim: To evaluate the driving performance in young and middle-aged Chinese glaucoma patients with mild to severe visual field loss compared to those without glaucoma by using a driving simulation test.

Methods: Twenty-nine participants were included in this study: nine patients with glaucoma but pass the binocular Esterman visual field test, ten patients with glaucoma and fail the binocular Esterman visual field test, and ten age-matched healthy controls. A driving simulation test was designed as a frequency-based analysis of a lane-keeping task. The total performance error, the control-response amplitude and delay were calculated.

Results: Esterman visual field test fail group showed the longest delay of control-response among three groups (=0.02). And the delay in lane-keeping task was significantly associated with inferior field of better-eye (=0.51, =0.004) and integrated visual field (=0.55, =0.002).

Conclusion: Young and middle-aged glaucoma patients with binocular visual field loss suffered from a longer delay of response in driving simulation test, while inferior visual field having more impact than superior visual field.

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