VISION REQUIREMENTS for DRIVING SAFETY

THE ORGAN THE PERSON Structural change at the organ level Functional change at the Organ level Skills, Abilities (ADL) of the individual Social, Economic Consequences Eye Health Visual Functions Functional VISION Quality of Life Range of Normal VISION (Near-)Normal VISION Mild VISION Loss Moderate VISION Loss Severe VISION Loss Low VISION Profound VISION Loss Near- Blindness (Near-) Blindness Blindness VISUAL STANDARDS VISION REQUIREMENTS for DRIVING SAFETY with Emphasis on Individual assessment report prepared for the International Council of Ophthalmology at the 30th World Ophthalmology Congress Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 2006 TABLE of CONTENTS Sections 1 Executive Summary Page 2 2 Preamble 4 3 VISION Loss and DRIVING SAFETY 6 4 Which Visual Functions might be tested?

Standards, Aspects and Ranges of Vision Loss with Emphasis on Population Surveys [1]. In such surveys statistical averaging smoothes out the differences between individuals. The current report addresses Individual assessment in the context of Vision Requirements for Driving Safety. It is appropriate to start this report with several caveats.

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