Living with visual impairment Flashcards
1
Q
fittness to drive
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2
Q
driving with sudden unilateral vision loss
A
no driving for 3 months
3
Q
visual feild requirements for driving
A
private: at least 110 degrees horizontal and 10 degrees above and below the horizontal midline
commercial: no VFD is acceptable for unconditional licence
4
Q
monocular vision requirements for driving
A
conditional license with aa 2 yerly review
remining eye must be at least 6/12 (private) and 6/9 (commercial) with intact fields
5
Q
diplopia requirements for driving
A
no driving for diplopia within 20 degrees of central fixation
6
Q
reporting for driving
A
advise patients of visual status and legal obligation
health proffessionals my advise the licensing authority
7
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