OCULAR EXAMINATIONS IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DRIVERS IN KERMAN PROVINCE

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SHARIFI A.; NIKIAN Y.; AGE A.J.

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Journal: BINA Year:2003 | Volume:9 | Issue:1 (33) Page(s): 57-64

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OCULAR EXAMINATIONS IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DRIVERS IN KERMAN PROVINCE

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SHARIFI A. | NIKIAN Y. | AGE A.J. | Issue Writer Certificate

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DRIVERSQ3

VISIONQ3

OCULAR EXAMINATIONQ3

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Purpose: To determine VISION and ocular problems in public vehicle DRIVERS in Kerman province, Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 1500 public vehicle DRIVERS in goods and passenger transportation department were evaluated. The cases were randomly selected by transportation organization and referred for OCULAR EXAMINATION. They were examined by an ophthalmologist. All public vehicle DRIVERS were included. Visual acuity ≥8/10 was considered sufficient.Results: Mean age of DRIVERS was 38±10.5 years. With increasing age, VISION worsened and the worst condition was in DRIVERS 55 years or older. Spectacles were used in 14.2% and 25.1% needed spectacles. Visual acuity was less than 8/10 in 13% of the right eyes and 13.2% of the left eyes. After correction of refractive errors to obtain best corrected VISION these figures reduced to 3.9% and 3.7%, respectively (P< 0.0001). Among eyes with visual acuity less than 10/10, mean visual acuity (Log MAR) was 0.47 in right eyes and 0.4 in left eyes before correction. The mean reached 0.16 in right eyes and 0.14 in left eyes after correction of refractive errors (P=0.0002). VISION was insufficient for driving public vehicles in 9.1% of DRIVERS and reached 1.9% after correction of refractive errors (P<0.0001). In 70.3% of cases, the main cause of visual deficits was refractive errors. The subsequent causes were macular diseases, amblyopia, cataract, corneal diseases, and retinal diseases. Conclusion: Many DRIVERS have insufficient VISION for driving. The most prevalent cause of visual deficits among DRIVERS is refractive errors. Older DRIVERS have worse condition of VISION. Repeated examinations by ophthalmologists are recommended at shorter intervals in order to change driving license especially for older DRIVERS and DRIVERS with visual problems.

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SHARIFI, A., NIKIAN, Y., & AGE, A.J.. (2003). OCULAR EXAMINATIONS IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DRIVERS IN KERMAN PROVINCE. BINA, 9(1 (33)), 57-64. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/42283/en

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SHARIFI A., NIKIAN Y., AGE A.J.. OCULAR EXAMINATIONS IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DRIVERS IN KERMAN PROVINCE. BINA[Internet]. 2003;9(1 (33)):57-64. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/42283/en

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A. SHARIFI, Y. NIKIAN, and A.J. AGE, “OCULAR EXAMINATIONS IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DRIVERS IN KERMAN PROVINCE,” BINA, vol. 9, no. 1 (33), pp. 57–64, 2003, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/42283/en

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