Older Drivers and Glaucoma in India: Driving Habits and Crash Risks

Journal of Glaucoma
Ajinkya V DeshmukhVinay R Murthy

Abstract

PRéCIS:: In India, older drivers with glaucoma show greater driving difficulty but are not involved in higher number of on-road accidents. To achieve balance between safety aspects and independence for drivers with glaucoma is important. The purpose of this study was to analyze driving habits of patients with glaucoma and to compare their driving behavior, driving difficulties, and accident rates with nonglaucoma controls. Patients with glaucoma aged older than 40 years were recruited. Subjects with best-corrected visual acuity ≤6/24 in the better-seeing eye and those having primary eye disorder other than glaucoma were excluded. Age-matched nonglaucoma controls were recruited. Subjects with clinically significant cataract and/or with best-corrected visual acuity ≤6/24 in both eyes were excluded. All cases and controls were legally licensed to drive. In this study, Driving Habits Questionnaire was used. Collected data were statistically analyzed using SAS, version 9.2 (GLM procedure), and IBM SPSS, version 22. P-values <0.05 were considered statistically significant. All controls and 84% (n=84/100) of cases were current drivers. Among them, 16% (n=16/100) cases had stopped driving, of which 31.25% (n=5/16) had stopped because o...Continue Reading

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