OBJECTIVE To explore the relationship between the Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite (MSFC), which is comprised of 3 clinical dimensions (arm and hand function, leg function and ambulation, cognition), and an everyday functional skill, driving performance. DESIGN Cohort study. SETTING Medical rehabilitation research organization. PARTICIPANTS Twenty-nine individuals with documented m...

PURPOSE To evaluate the ability of longitudinal Useful Field of View (UFOV) and simulated driving measurements to predict future occurrence of motor vehicle collision (MVC) in drivers with glaucoma. DESIGN Prospective observational cohort study. PARTICIPANTS 117 drivers with glaucoma followed for an average of 2.1 ± 0.5 years. METHODS All subjects had standard automated perimetry (SAP), U...

OBJECTIVE It is well established that cognitive speed of processing training (SOPT) improves Useful Field of View (UFOV) performance and transfers to enhanced performance of instrumental activities of daily living, including driving. InSight is a recently developed version of SOPT formatted for self-administration by older adults with exercises translated into a gaming format. The goal was to e...

INTRODUCTION Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia involve cognitive changes that may influence driving capacity. OBJECTIVES a) To study if the tests used for renewing the driver's licence are appropriate; b) to study the MCI patient's driving capacity according to ASDE Driver-Test and Useful Field of View (UFOV) test; c) to study mild dementia (MD) patient's driving capacity according...

PURPOSE To determine the role of vision and visual attention factors in automobile crash involvement. METHODS Drivers aged 65 to 84 years were identified during the baseline interview (1993-1995) of the Salisbury Eye Evaluation (SEE) Study. Crash involvement through December 1997 was determined from Maryland State motor vehicle records. Vision tests at baseline included distance acuity at nor...

The aim of the present study was to investigate in detail the variation of the intrinsic spatial resolution across the useful field of view (UFOV) of gamma-cameras and to explore whether this variation could lead to observable effects in clinical images. Two gamma-cameras were used, without their collimators, to acquire 560 (99m)Tc point source images at different points across their UFOVs, in ...

Background: Early deafness leads to enhanced attention in the visual periphery. Yet, whether this enhancement confers advantages in everyday life remains unknown, as deaf individuals have. been shown to be more distracted by irrelevant information in the periphery than their hearing peers. Here, we ~how that, in a complex attentional task, a performance advantage results for deaf individuals. M...

INTRODUCTION Recent research indicated that cognitive speed of processing training (SPT) improved Useful Field of View (UFOV) among individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). The effects of SPT in PD have not been further examined. The objectives of the current study were to investigate use, maintenance and dose effects of SPT among individuals with PD. METHODS Participants who were randomize...

OBJECTIVE This study compared the relationship between computer experience and performance on computerized cognitive tests and a traditional paper-and-pencil cognitive test in a sample of older adults (N = 634). METHOD Participants completed computer experience and computer attitudes questionnaires, three computerized cognitive tests (Useful Field of View (UFOV) Test, Road Sign Test, and Stro...