Visual problems of new Malaysian drivers

Visual problems of new Malaysian drivers

Purpose: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of poor visual acuity, colour blindness and visual field defect of new Malaysian drivers. Methods: A total of 3717 new drivers (50.2% males and 49.8% females) age 19±6 years, voluntarily participated in this study. Standard optomet...

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Main Authors: Abdul Mutalib, Haliza, Md Mustafa, Md Muziman Syah, Mohammad Fadzil, Norliza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2010
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RE Ophthalmology
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spelling iium-51712019-08-27T08:58:25Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/5171/ Visual problems of new Malaysian drivers Abdul Mutalib, Haliza Md Mustafa, Md Muziman Syah Mohammad Fadzil, Norliza RE Ophthalmology Purpose: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of poor visual acuity, colour blindness and visual field defect of new Malaysian drivers. Methods: A total of 3717 new drivers (50.2% males and 49.8% females) age 19±6 years, voluntarily participated in this study. Standard optometric apparatus such as LogMAR Charts, Ishihara plates and HandHeld Bernell Perimeter were used and standard procedures were applied. Results: The visual examination showed 6.7% (n=250) of subjects achieved less than 0.3 LogMAR with better eye whilst 2.2% (n=83) had failed the Ishihara Test (2.1% males and 0.1% females). Most of the affected drivers were deutranopia. Only 2094 subjects had their visual field using a mobile Handheld Bernell Perimeter. 1.72% (n=36) subjects have less than 120 degrees of peripheral field of vision. Conclusions: The visual status among new Malaysian drivers needs to be taken seriously to ensure safe driving. Other factors such as colour vision and visual field screening have to be considered seriously when evaluating the visual performance of a driver. Good visual performance is indispensible for safe driving. Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/5171/1/VISUAL_PROBLEMS_OF_NEW_MALAYSIAN_DRIVERS.pdf Abdul Mutalib, Haliza and Md Mustafa, Md Muziman Syah and Mohammad Fadzil, Norliza (2010) Visual problems of new Malaysian drivers. Malaysian Family Physician, 5 (2). pp. 95-98. ISSN 1985-2274 (O), 1985-207X (P) http://www.e-mfp.org/2010v5n2/Visual_status.html
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Abdul Mutalib, Haliza
Md Mustafa, Md Muziman Syah
Mohammad Fadzil, Norliza
Visual problems of new Malaysian drivers
description Purpose: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of poor visual acuity, colour blindness and visual field defect of new Malaysian drivers. Methods: A total of 3717 new drivers (50.2% males and 49.8% females) age 19±6 years, voluntarily participated in this study. Standard optometric apparatus such as LogMAR Charts, Ishihara plates and HandHeld Bernell Perimeter were used and standard procedures were applied. Results: The visual examination showed 6.7% (n=250) of subjects achieved less than 0.3 LogMAR with better eye whilst 2.2% (n=83) had failed the Ishihara Test (2.1% males and 0.1% females). Most of the affected drivers were deutranopia. Only 2094 subjects had their visual field using a mobile Handheld Bernell Perimeter. 1.72% (n=36) subjects have less than 120 degrees of peripheral field of vision. Conclusions: The visual status among new Malaysian drivers needs to be taken seriously to ensure safe driving. Other factors such as colour vision and visual field screening have to be considered seriously when evaluating the visual performance of a driver. Good visual performance is indispensible for safe driving.
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author Abdul Mutalib, Haliza
Md Mustafa, Md Muziman Syah
Mohammad Fadzil, Norliza
author_facet Abdul Mutalib, Haliza
Md Mustafa, Md Muziman Syah
Mohammad Fadzil, Norliza
author_sort Abdul Mutalib, Haliza
title Visual problems of new Malaysian drivers
title_short Visual problems of new Malaysian drivers
title_full Visual problems of new Malaysian drivers
title_fullStr Visual problems of new Malaysian drivers
title_full_unstemmed Visual problems of new Malaysian drivers
title_sort visual problems of new malaysian drivers
publisher Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia
publishDate 2010
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/5171/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/5171/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/5171/1/VISUAL_PROBLEMS_OF_NEW_MALAYSIAN_DRIVERS.pdf
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