Night Driving Self-Restriction: Vision Function and Gender Differences
AUTHOR:
J. A. Brabyn, M. E. Schneck, L. A. Lott and G. Haegerstrom-Portnoy
SPONSOR/INSTITUTION:
Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
YEAR PUBLISHED:
2005
PUBLICATION:
KEY HIGHLIGHTS:
Night driving self-restriction patterns (assessed by questionnaire) were examined cross sectionally in relation to age, gender, health and cognitive status, depression, and vision function in a sample of 900 elders (mean age, 76 years) living in Marin County, California.
Of the total sample, 91% of men and 77% of women were current drivers.
Among current drivers, women had slightly better vision function than men on most measures (low-contrast acuity, contrast sensitivity, low-contrast acuity in glare, low-contrast, low-luminance acuity, and glare recovery) but were twice as likely as men to restrict their driving to daytime.