Driving Performance Among Bioptic Telescope Users with Low Vision Two Years After Obtaining Their Driver's License: A Quasi-Experimental Study (2012)

Claude Vincent PhD, OT(c), Jean-Paul Lachance OD, MEd & Isabelle Deaudelin BSc

Research out of Canada, this study sought to compare road safety of new drivers with low vision who have followed a specific pilot bioptic training program with other groups of drivers all matched for age and driving experience. The number of new drivers involved in at least one accident and who committed at least one offense is not greater for users of a bioptic telescope than for drivers of in the other groups. The results of this study indicate that driving with a bioptic telescope does not increase the risk of accidents and offenses, with more scientific evidence than in previous studies, among drivers aged between 25 and 35 who have a congenital visual impairment and who have completed an eight-week pilot bioptic training program.

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