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Glare sensitivity and professional drivers' safety: a case of rod-cone dystrophy with negative electroretinogram

  1. Herbert Jägle1,*,
  2. Dorothea Besch2

Article first published online: 24 MAY 2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2005.00483.x

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Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volume 83, Issue 4, pages 504–507, August 2005

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Jägle, H. and Besch, D. (2005), Glare sensitivity and professional drivers' safety: a case of rod-cone dystrophy with negative electroretinogram. Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica, 83: 504–507. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2005.00483.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Pathophysiology of Vision and Neuro-ophthalmology, University Eye Hospital, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

  2. 2

    Department of General Ophthalmology, University Eye Hospital, University of Tübingen, Tübingen Germany

* Herbert Jägle University Eye Hospital Department of Pathophysiology of Vision and Neuro-ophthalmology Schleichstrasse 12–16 D-72076 Tübingen Germany Tel: + 49 7071 298 0744 Fax: + 49 7071 294678 Email: herbert.jaegle@uni-tuebingen.de

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 24 MAY 2005
  2. Article first published online: 24 MAY 2005
  3. Received on February 18th, 2005. Accepted on March 20th, 2005.

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Keywords:

  • glare;
  • driving;
  • visual field;
  • retinitis pigmentosa;
  • electroretinography (ERG)

Abstract.

Background: To obtain a driver's licence certain requirements for visual acuity and visual field have to be fulfilled. Mesopic contrast and glare sensitivity are not regularly tested and are not crucial to passing the driving test.

Case report: We report a case of a 39-year-old professional bus driver whose only complaint was increased glare sensitivity. After he had been involved in four traffic accidents, ophthalmological investigations revealed binocular annular scotomata and night blindness, leading to the diagnosis of rod-cone dystrophy.

Discussion: Enhanced glare sensitivity is a common complaint in elderly people or people with the beginnings of cataract but may also represent an initial symptom of a retinal disorder. It is therefore advisable for traffic safety if drivers with such complaints undergo a complete ophthalmological investigation including visual field testing.

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