GPS Usage in a Population of Low-Vision Drivers (2016)

Cucuras M, Chun R, Lee P, Jay WM, Pusateri G

Purpose: We surveyed bioptic and non-bioptic low-vision drivers in Illinois, USA, to determine their usage of global positioning system (GPS) devices.

Conclusions: Since non-GPS users were significantly older than GPS users, it is likely that older participants would benefit from GPS technology training from their low-vision eye care professionals.

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Low Vision Driving with Bioptics: An Overview (2004)

Chuck Huss and Anne Corn

Abstract: This article presents an overview of driving for adolescents and adults who meet their states’ visual requirements for low vision driving using bioptic lenses. It also discusses the outcomes of two studies of bioptic driver education.

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Bioptic Telescope Use and Driving Patterns of Drivers with Age-Related Macular Degeneration (2016)

Alex R. Bowers, Sarah S. Sheldon, Dawn K. DeCarlo, and Eli Peli

Purpose: To investigate the telescope use and driving patterns of bioptic drivers with age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Results: Bioptic usage patterns of AMD drivers did not differ from those of the younger bioptic drivers and greater visual difficulty without the bioptic was strongly correlated with greater bioptic helpfulness. Bioptic AMD drivers were more likely to report avoidance of night driving than the age-similar NV drivers (P = 0.06). However, they reported less difficulty than the nonbioptic AMD drivers in all driving situations (P ≤ 0.02). Weekly mileages of bioptic AMD drivers were lower than those of the younger bioptic drivers (P < 0.001), but not the NV group (P = 0.54), and were higher than those of the nonbioptic AMD group (P < 0.001).

Conclusions: Our results suggest that bioptic telescopes met the visual demands of drivers with AMD and that those drivers had relatively unrestricted driving habits.

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