Journal article
Vision and Driving in Multiple Sclerosis
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol.91(2), pp.315-317
2010
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.09.021
PMID: 20159138
Abstract
Schultheis MT, Manning K, Weisser V, Blasco A, Ang J, Wilkinson ME. Vision and driving in multiple sclerosis. To examine the relationship between measures of visual dysfunction and driving performance in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). Between-group comparison. All data were collected in an outpatient research setting. Persons (N=66) with MS of the relapsing remitting type (26 self-reporting visual difficulties; 40 self-reporting no visual difficulties) and 26 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Not applicable. Measures of vision included visual acuity, depth perception, and color perception. Driving was measured using documented accident/violation rate and self-reported driving behaviors. Quantitative analysis only revealed that MS persons with self-reported visual difficulties performed significantly worse than healthy controls on color perception (Kruskal-Wallis; χ 2 2=8.89, P=.01). There were no group differences on driving behaviors, and correlational analysis revealed a lack of relationship between the selected visual (visual acuity, depth perception, color perception) and driving performance measures (documented accident/violation rate and self-limiting driving behaviors). Persons with MS who self-reported difficulties with vision had acceptable visual acuity, despite demonstrating impairment in color perception. The fact that visual acuity remains the most common measure for visual fitness to drive remains problematic. There is a need to further define measures of visual dysfunction relevant to driving among this clinical population.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Vision and Driving in Multiple Sclerosis
- Creators
- Maria T Schultheis - Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PAKevin Manning - Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PAValerie Weisser - Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PAAlison Blasco - Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PAJocelyn Ang - Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PAMark E Wilkinson - University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol.91(2), pp.315-317
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.09.021
- PMID
- 20159138
- NLM abbreviation
- Arch Phys Med Rehabil
- ISSN
- 0003-9993
- eISSN
- 1532-821X
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Grant note
- RG 3353A1/1 / National Multiple Sclerosis Society
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2010
- Academic Unit
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9983979956802771
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