TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - A survey of the visual acuity of Brisbane drivers
JO  - Medical journal of Australia
A1  - McConnell, R. A.
A1  - Spall, A. D.
A1  - Hirst, L. W.
A1  - Williams, George
SP  - 107
EP  - 111
VL  - 155
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0025-729X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -