Assessment of Visual Acuity, Color Vision, Dry Eye and Field of Vision among Drivers Working in a Teaching Hospital
Corresponding Author(s) : Syeda Sadiya Ikram
sadiyaikram20@gmail.com
International Journal of Allied Medical Sciences and Clinical Research,
Vol. 10 No. 1 (2022): 2022 Volume - 10 Issue - 1
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate ocular healthcare seeking behaviour and vision screening outcomes of drivers working at a teaching hospital.
Settings and Design: It was a hospital-based cross-sectional study conducted in the Outpatient Department of Ophthalmology between November 2021 to January 2022 among 50 drivers employed at Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, India. Drivers were examined for Visual acuity, Color vision, Dry eye using Schirmer's strip, and field of vision using the confrontation method
Methods and Material: This study was done on 50 subjects, age group between 20 - 60 Years, and it is approved by the Institutional Ethics committee of Saveetha College of Allied Health Sciences. Drivers working in a teaching hospital were included. Participants were subjected to a comprehensive Ophthalmic examination, Visual acuity measured using Snellen’s chart, Color vision using Ishihara’s chart and Dry eye evaluated with Schirmer's strip using Whatman’s filter paper and field of vision measured by Confrontation method for 50 subjects.
Results: From this study, we found that Dry eye was the most common ocular morbidity among 44% of drivers followed by Refractive errors in 38%, Color vision in 18% and the field of vision is normal among the drivers.
Conclusion: The frequencies of unsafe driving habits and performance increase with visual impairment. Driver fault forms a significant share of the causes of road accidents in India. Therefore, regular monitoring and better visual examination parameters should be given more importance for issues and the renewal of driving licenses to prevent road accidents. Regular eye examinations are recommended for drivers.
Key words: Visual Acuity, Color Blindness, Vehicle Drivers, Dry eye.
Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate ocular healthcare seeking behaviour and vision screening outcomes of drivers working at a teaching hospital.
Settings and Design: It was a hospital-based cross-sectional study conducted in the Outpatient Department of Ophthalmology between November 2021 to January 2022 among 50 drivers employed at Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, India. Drivers were examined for Visual acuity, Color vision, Dry eye using Schirmer's strip, and field of vision using the confrontation method
Methods and Material: This study was done on 50 subjects, age group between 20 - 60 Years, and it is approved by the Institutional Ethics committee of Saveetha College of Allied Health Sciences. Drivers working in a teaching hospital were included. Participants were subjected to a comprehensive Ophthalmic examination, Visual acuity measured using Snellen’s chart, Color vision using Ishihara’s chart and Dry eye evaluated with Schirmer's strip using Whatman’s filter paper and field of vision measured by Confrontation method for 50 subjects.
Results: From this study, we found that Dry eye was the most common ocular morbidity among 44% of drivers followed by Refractive errors in 38%, Color vision in 18% and the field of vision is normal among the drivers.
Conclusion: The frequencies of unsafe driving habits and performance increase with visual impairment. Driver fault forms a significant share of the causes of road accidents in India. Therefore, regular monitoring and better visual examination parameters should be given more importance for issues and the renewal of driving licenses to prevent road accidents. Regular eye examinations are recommended for drivers.
Key words: Visual Acuity, Color Blindness, Vehicle Drivers, Dry eye.
Keywords
Visual Acuity
Color Blindness
Vehicle Drivers
Dry eye
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Jessica Suvarna Samyuktha Kolluri, Syeda Sadiya Ikram, Sanjeev Kumar Puri. Assessment of Visual Acuity, Color Vision, Dry Eye and Field of Vision among Drivers Working in a Teaching Hospital. Int. J. of Allied Med. Sci. and Clin. Res. [Internet]. 2022 Mar. 17 [cited 2025 Sep. 30];10(1):96-100. Available from: https://ijamscr.com/ijamscr/article/view/1144
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1.Jayaseelan X.C and Veeramani P on analysis of vision screening of truck drivers in a truck parking campus located in a busy national highway, July-september,2017;3(3): 296-299
2.Desapriya.E, Wijeratne.H and et al on-Vision screening of old drivers for preventing road traffic injuries and fatalities, Cochrane data base of systemic review 2011, Issue 3
3.Omolase.C. O, Afolabi.O. T on ocular status of commercial drivers in a Nigerian community,2012 J community Med health Educ, Vol 2, Issue 4
4. Daira. M.D, Nwankpa.O on Visual acuity among intercity commercial vehicle drivers in Ibadan, Nigeria, 2019, June4, page number 7899.
5. Hwang.S, Kim.S, Lee.D on driving performance evaluation correlated to age and visual acuities based on VR technologies, Hindawi, Journal of advanced transportation, Vol 2020, Article ID 5898762, 11 pages
6. Pepple.G, Adio.A on Visual function of drivers and its relationship to road traffic accidents in Urban Africa, university of port Harcourt teaching hospital, 2014,3:47
7.Ogomo O.G and Adofo.M on poor vision, refractive errors and barriers to treatment among commercial vehicle drivers in the cape coast municipality, African Health Science Vol 11 No.1 March 2011
8.GuhanK.A, JayaseelanX.C on Assessment of visual acuity and colour blindness among bus drivers in a metro city, IJAMSCR, Vol 7, Issue3, July -september-2019, Page no [977-982]
9.DalC.G, Facchin.A on Measurement of visual acuity with digital eye chart: Optotypes, presentation, modalities and repeatability, journal of Optometry 14 (2021) 133-141
10.Kasneci.E, Sippel.K on Driving with binocular visual field loss? a study on a supervised on-road Parcours with simultaneous eye and head tracking, February 2014, Vol 9, Issue 2, e87470
11.Verma.A, Chakravarthy.N on Assessment of driver vision functions in relation to their crash involvement in India, Vol 110, NO. 6, 25 MARCH 2016
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13.KhanR.A, Souru.C on vision screening of ophthalmic nursing staff in tertiary eye care hospital, sultan Qaboos university, February 2017, Vol 17, Issue1, page number 74-79
14.Chakrabarthy.N, Lakshman.A, on Visual challenges among drivers: a case study in Delhi, India, Vol 2, Issue 7, July 2013.
1.Jayaseelan X.C and Veeramani P on analysis of vision screening of truck drivers in a truck parking campus located in a busy national highway, July-september,2017;3(3): 296-299
2.Desapriya.E, Wijeratne.H and et al on-Vision screening of old drivers for preventing road traffic injuries and fatalities, Cochrane data base of systemic review 2011, Issue 3
3.Omolase.C. O, Afolabi.O. T on ocular status of commercial drivers in a Nigerian community,2012 J community Med health Educ, Vol 2, Issue 4
4. Daira. M.D, Nwankpa.O on Visual acuity among intercity commercial vehicle drivers in Ibadan, Nigeria, 2019, June4, page number 7899.
5. Hwang.S, Kim.S, Lee.D on driving performance evaluation correlated to age and visual acuities based on VR technologies, Hindawi, Journal of advanced transportation, Vol 2020, Article ID 5898762, 11 pages
6. Pepple.G, Adio.A on Visual function of drivers and its relationship to road traffic accidents in Urban Africa, university of port Harcourt teaching hospital, 2014,3:47
7.Ogomo O.G and Adofo.M on poor vision, refractive errors and barriers to treatment among commercial vehicle drivers in the cape coast municipality, African Health Science Vol 11 No.1 March 2011
8.GuhanK.A, JayaseelanX.C on Assessment of visual acuity and colour blindness among bus drivers in a metro city, IJAMSCR, Vol 7, Issue3, July -september-2019, Page no [977-982]
9.DalC.G, Facchin.A on Measurement of visual acuity with digital eye chart: Optotypes, presentation, modalities and repeatability, journal of Optometry 14 (2021) 133-141
10.Kasneci.E, Sippel.K on Driving with binocular visual field loss? a study on a supervised on-road Parcours with simultaneous eye and head tracking, February 2014, Vol 9, Issue 2, e87470
11.Verma.A, Chakravarthy.N on Assessment of driver vision functions in relation to their crash involvement in India, Vol 110, NO. 6, 25 MARCH 2016
12. Burg. A. The relationship between vision test sores and driving record: general findings, Los Angeles, university of California ,1967: Page number [1-89]
13.KhanR.A, Souru.C on vision screening of ophthalmic nursing staff in tertiary eye care hospital, sultan Qaboos university, February 2017, Vol 17, Issue1, page number 74-79
14.Chakrabarthy.N, Lakshman.A, on Visual challenges among drivers: a case study in Delhi, India, Vol 2, Issue 7, July 2013.