Useful field of view after traumatic brain injury.

Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors often have sensory and cognitive impairments that may interfere with driving ability. The Useful Field of View (UFOV) is a measure of visual information processing that is a good predictor of vehicle crash risk in older adults.

Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the possibility that UFOV is compromised after TBI.

Design: UFOV performance of 23 TBI survivors and 18 young adults without neurological impairment were compared.

Conclusion: TBI survivors had higher UFOV scores than young adults, which indicated a greater functional loss of peripheral vision. The results suggest that the UFOV may be a valuable instrument for assessing driving readiness in TBI survivors.