@article{ref1,
title="A survey of the visual acuity of Brisbane drivers",
journal="Medical journal of Australia",
year="1991",
author="McConnell, R. A. and Spall, A. D. and Hirst, L. W. and Williams, George",
volume="155",
number="2",
pages="107-111",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To conduct a survey of the visual acuity of a group of Brisbane Drivers. SETTING: The outpatient department of the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane. PARTICIPANTS: Five hundred and three subjects drawn from patients, visitors and staff attending the outpatient department on 10 working days from December 5 to December 16, 1988. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Subjects' age, driver's licence details and driving history were gathered by questionnaire. Visual acuity was assessed with the aid of a Snellen chart. RESULTS: Nearly 6% of the survey group had visual acuity worse than 6/12; 15% had never had their eyes tested other than for licensing purposes; 21% stated that their last ophthalmic or optometric examination was more than five years previously; and 8% failed to meet the Queensland visual acuity requirements for their class of licence. CONCLUSIONS: The monocular driver is not detected by current licence testing procedures in Queensland. Many licence holders do not meet the present visual acuity criteria of the Queensland Department of Transport.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0025-729X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}