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Article: Driving and Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Article from:
- Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness
- Article date:
- October 1, 2008
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright American Foundation for the Blind, Inc. Oct 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Abstract:
This article reviews the research literature on driving and age-related macular degeneration, which is motivated by the link between driving and the quality of life of older adults and their increased collision rate. It addresses the risk of crashes, driving performance, driving difficulty, self-regulation, and interventions to enhance, safety, and considers directions for future research.
Driving, and the independence it affords, is strongly tied to the quality of life of older adults, particularly in the United States, where public transportation is not widespread. The literature on the characteristics that are associated with the cessation of driving is less extensive than that ...