Effects of Age-Related Macular Degeneration on Driving Performance.

Purpose: To explore differences in driving performance of older adults with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and age-matched controls, and to identify the visual determinants of driving performance in this population.

Methods: Participants included 33 older drivers with AMD (mean age [M] = 76.6 ± 6.

Glaucoma and Driving: On-Road Driving Characteristics.

Purpose: To comprehensively investigate the types of driving errors and locations that are most problematic for older drivers with glaucoma compared to those without glaucoma using a standardized on-road assessment.

Methods: Participants included 75 drivers with glaucoma (mean = 73.2±6.

The on-road difficulties of older drivers and their relationship with self-reported motor vehicle crashes.

Objectives: To quantify the driving difficulties of older adults using a detailed assessment of driving performance and to link this with self-reported retrospective and prospective crashes.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: On-road driving assessment.

Occupational therapy assessment of open-road driving performance: validity of directed and self-directed navigational instructional components.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to validate an assessment tool used by occupational therapists to evaluate on-road driving performance.

Methods: The driving assessment was conducted over a 15-km route that consisted of a range of traffic situations and contained both directed and self-directed navigational instruction. The driving performance of four groups of drivers of different ages and visual characteristics was assessed independently by an occupational therapist and driving instructor using a range of scoring criteria.