Visual functions of drivers involved in traffic accidents

Eye functions were studied in 56 drivers who had recently been involved in traffic accidents. There were 17 women and 39 men in the study group, aged 20-87 years. The traffic accidents had happened in intersections and city s treets, in parking places and on highways. In seven drivers, a visual impai rment was found: two drivers had strabismus and low visual acuities in one or both eyes, two had considerable hyperphoria, and three had a deutan colo r vision defect. However, comparing the type of accident to the defective e ye functions showed no probable correlation. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.