BACKGROUND By law, applicants for driver's licenses not only have to have sufficient vision, but also have to use this sight reliably. The nystagmus patient takes advantage of ocularly induced head turns and other forms of compensation. In the approved test procedures he is deprived of such compensations. MATERIALS AND METHODS The eye movements of a nystagmus patient were recorded oculographi...

BACKGROUND Interventions to improve driving ability after stroke, including driving simulation and retraining visual skills, have limited evaluation of their effectiveness to guide policy and practice. OBJECTIVES To determine whether any intervention, with the specific aim of maximising driving skills, improves the driving performance of people after stroke. SEARCH METHODS We searched the C...

BACKGROUND Primary care physicians commonly care for patients whose disabilities caused by cardiovascular diseases result in difficulty driving an automobile. Patients often seek their physician's advice as to whether they can continue to drive safely. METHODS A MEDLINE literature search was performed from 1966 to 2000, using the query terms "automobile driving" and "automobile driving and ca...

For years, public health experts have been concerned about the effect of cell phone use on motor vehicle collisions, part of a phenomenon known as "distracted driving." The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) article "Mobile Device Use While Driving - United States and Seven European Countries 2011" highlights the international nature of these concerns. Recent (2011) estimates from the...