Driving, glaucoma, and the law
| Autor: | Potamitis T, McLaughlin J, E C O'Neill, Tsaloumas M, Rene C, Aggarwal Rk |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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Adult
Male Automobile Driving Letter genetic structures Vision Disorders Glaucoma Poison control Legislation Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Agency (sociology) Injury prevention medicine Humans Aged General Environmental Science Aged 80 and over business.industry General Engineering Human factors and ergonomics General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease United Kingdom eye diseases General Earth and Planetary Sciences Optometry Female business |
| Zdroj: | BMJ. 309:1057-1058 |
| ISSN: | 1468-5833 0959-8138 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.309.6961.1057 |
| Popis: | This short article assesses the awareness of patients with glaucoma and their opthalmologists of their legal obligations under the Road Traffic Act 1988. Glaucoma falls within the definition of being a condition that either affects the patient's fitness to drive, or which may do so in the future. It must be reported to the agency regardless of visual loss. Brief details are provided of a questionnaire sent to 186 patients attending the glaucoma department of Birmingham and Midland Eye Hospital during November 1992. The results are tabulated and discussed. Further commentary is provided by Margaret Hawkins of the Drivers Medical Unit at the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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