Associations between vision impairment and driving and the effectiveness of vision-related interventions: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Nguyen H, Di Tanna GL, Coxon K, Brown J, Ren K, Ramke J, Burton MJ, Gordon I, Zhang JH, Furtado JM, Mdala S, Kitema GF, Keay L. Associations between vision impairment and driving and the effectiveness of vision-related interventions: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 2020.10:e040881
Driving is one of the main modes of transport with safe driving requiring a combination of visual, cognitive and physical skills. With population ageing, the number of people living with vision impairment is set to increase in the decades ahead. Vision impairment may negatively impact an individual’s ability to safely drive. The association between vision impairment and motor vehicle crash involvement or driving participation has yet to be systematically investigated. Further, the evidence for the effectiveness of vision-related interventions aimed at decreasing crashes and driving errors has not been synthesised.
