Visual function among commercial vehicle drivers in the central region of Ghana
| Autor: | Frederick Asare, Samuel Kyei, Agnes Awuah, Samuel Bert Boadi-Kusi, Andrew Owusu-Ansah, Charles Darko-Takyi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male Automobile Driving Refractive error Visual acuity genetic structures Visual function 030231 tropical medicine Vision Disorders Visual Acuity Poison control Color Vision Defects Ghana Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine lcsh:Ophthalmology Accidente de tráfico Injury prevention medicine lcsh:QC350-467 Humans Conductores comerciales Commercial drivers Simulation Aged Función visual Depth Perception Accidents Traffic Road traffic accident Abnormal stereopsis Middle Aged Refractive Errors Defectos visuales medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies Stereopsis lcsh:RE1-994 Optometry Female Original Article Visual defects medicine.symptom Psychology Depth perception lcsh:Optics. Light 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Optometry Journal of Optometry, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 54-63 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 1888-4296 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.optom.2015.06.004 |
| Popis: | Aim: To determine the relationship between some visual functions: colour vision defects, abnormal stereopsis, visual acuity and the occurrence of road traffic accident (RTAs) among commercial vehicle drivers in the central region of Ghana, and to assess their knowledge of these anomalies. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study employing a multi-stage random sampling approach was conducted in the major commercial towns within the central region of Ghana. Participants were taken through a comprehensive eye examination after the administration of a structured questionnaire. Results: 520 male commercial vehicle drivers were enrolled for this study with a mean age of 39.23 years ±10.96 years and mean visual acuity of 0.02 ± 0.08 logMAR. Protans were more likely to be involved in RTAs (χ2 = 6.194, p = 0.034). However, there was no statistically significant association between abnormal stereopsis (OR = 0.89 95% CI: 0.44–1.80, p = 0.56), poor vision due to refractive error (χ2 = 3.090, p = 0.388) and the occurrence of RTAs. While 86.9% were aware of abnormal stereopsis, only 45% were aware of colour vision defects. There was a statistically significant association between stereopsis anomaly and colour vision defect (r = 0.371, p |
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