%0 Journal Article
%T The impact of macular disease on pedestrian detection: a driving simulator evaluation
%J Proceedings of the ... international driving symposium on human factors in driver assessment, training and vehicle design
%D 2009
%A Bronstad, P. Matt
%A Bowers, Alex R.
%A Goldstein, Robert B.
%A Albu, Amanda
%A Peli, Eli
%V 5
%N 
%P 320-326
%X We describe the design of a driving simulator study to determine the effect of central visual field loss (due to macular disease) on pedestrian detection when driving. Pilot data suggest that a scotoma (blind area) in the central visual field can impair driving by increasing response time to hazardous circumstances.<p />
%G 
%I University of Iowa Public Policy Center
%@ 
%U http://dx.doi.org/