Category: Driving

New Research: Automobile Side Windows Do not Offer Sufficient Protection from UV Light, Increase the Risk of Cataracts and Other Eye Diseases

From: VisionAware Blog
Categories: Cataracts , Driving , Environmental assessment and modification , Getting Around , Health , In the News , Macular Degeneration , Medical Updates
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United States government regulations require automobile windshields to be made with laminated glass to lessen potential injury when shattered. The combination of laminated glass and extra-thick glass in front windshields provides protection against ultraviolet-A radiation. However, new research from California indicates that automobile side windows do not provide the same level of protection against ultraviolet-A … Continued

The Five Top Ways I Use Uber

From: Visually Impaired: Now What?
Categories: Driving , Getting Around , Independence
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Why I Use Uber The past year Uber has revolutionized my life. It has been an excellent alternative to public transportation, cabs, hiring personal drivers and asking for rides from friends. I have used Uber for all kinds of commuting around the Atlanta Metro area. Doctor appointments, work-related meetings, grocery shopping, and outings with friends … Continued

My First Adventure with Uber

From: Visually Impaired: Now What?
Categories: Driving , Independence , Laughter is Often the Best Medicine
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Editor’s Note: This is part of our ongoing series on Laughter is Often the Best Medicine, a series that encourages people who are blind or visually impaired to laugh at themselves and celebrate victories. An Accidental Adventure Early this week I tried Uber for the very first time. It was more by accident than anything … Continued

The Transportation Problem: Finding Rides When You Can’t Drive

From: Visually Impaired: Now What?
Categories: Driving , Getting Around , Personal Reflections
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Editor’s Note: The information in this post has been updated in this article, The Transportation Problem: Finding Rides When You Can’t Drive As an Individual with Vision Loss. For additional tips and transportation alternatives, check out the Transportation section on VisionAware. The Transportation Problem One of the most difficult challenges for people with vision loss … Continued

The Transportation Problem: Finding Rides When You Can’t Drive

From: Visually Impaired: Now What?
Categories: Driving , Getting Around , Personal Reflections
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Editor’s Note: The information in this post has been updated in this article, The Transportation Problem: Finding Rides When You Can’t Drive As an Individual with Vision Loss. For additional tips and transportation alternatives, check out the Transportation section on VisionAware. The Transportation Problem One of the most difficult challenges for people with vision loss … Continued

New Research: An Innovative Simulator Evaluates Eye Diseases and Driving Performance

From: VisionAware Blog
Categories: Clinical Trials , Driving , Environmental assessment and modification , Getting Around , Glaucoma , Low Vision , Macular Degeneration , Technology
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The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine is the first ophthalmology department in the country to feature a fully dedicated, high-fidelity, realistic driving simulator to evaluate the effects of visual impairment, such as glaucoma and macular degeneration, on an individual’s driving performance. The UC San Diego driving simulatorSource: UC San Diego Health System … Continued

Ford Motor Company and University of Cambridge: Research on Driving and Age-Related Vision Changes

From: VisionAware Blog
Categories: Driving , Environmental assessment and modification , Getting Around , Low Vision , Technology
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The Ford Motor Company is teaming with the University of Cambridge Engineering Design Center to create automobile controls and displays that are responsive to the needs of the growing numbers of adults with age-related vision changes. Age-Related Vision Changes Just as the body undergoes age-related changes, our eyes undergo similar age-related changes as well. Many … Continued

New Research on Driving Patterns in Older Adults with Glaucoma

From: VisionAware Blog
Categories: Driving , Getting Around , Glaucoma
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A new study, entitled Driving patterns in older adults with glaucoma, has been published online on February 21, 2013, in BMC Ophthalmology. The study concludes that glaucoma and visual field loss from glaucoma are associated with a greater likelihood that older adults will limit driving, stop driving, or change their driving preferences. The authors are … Continued

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