@article{ref1,
title="Sensory impairment and driving: the Blue Mountains Eye Study",
journal="American journal of public health",
year="1999",
author="Ivers, Rebecca Q. and Mitchell, Paul and Cumming, Robert G.",
volume="89",
number="1",
pages="85-87",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: This study examined the associations between vision, hearing, loss, and car accidents. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey of 3654 people aged 49 years and older in the Blue Mountains, Australia, was used. Each subject had a detailed eye examination and interview. RESULTS: Self-reported car accident rates in the past year among 2379 current drivers were 5.6% for those aged 49 to 79 years and 9.1% for those 80 years and older. A 2-line difference in visual acuity was associated with increased risk of accidents (adjusted prevalence ratio [PR] = 1.6), as was visual acuity worse than 6/18 in the right eye (PR = 2.0), overall moderate hearing loss (PR = 1.9), and hearing loss in the right ear (PR = 1.8). CONCLUSIONS: Sensory loss in drivers may be an important risk factor for car accidents.",
language="",
issn="0090-0036",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}