Evaluating and Improving Functional Driving Vision of Patients With Astigmatism

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Conditions studied: Astigmatism

In brief

Small amounts of astigmatism are often uncorrected in contact lens wearers. The effect with respect to driving is unknown, but it could threaten safe operation of a motor vehicle, especially under conditions such as nighttime driving when visual abilities are highly challenged. This study measures driving-specific visual abilities and simulated driving performance in participants with astigmatism who either have or do not have their astigmatism corrected. The primary hypothesis is that at a tactical level, contact lenses correcting for astigmatism will result in safer driving performance overall. The secondary hypothesis is that at an operational level, contact lenses correcting for astigmatism will result in better driving-specific visual performance.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02624791

Run by

University of Virginia

People needed

11

Starts

2012-09-01

Expected to finish

2013-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-03-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 39. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult licensed drivers between the ages of 18-39, similar number of males and females will be studied who meet the following inclusion criteria:
• Bilateral corrected vision of 20/40 or better
• Bilateral astigmatism between 0.75 to 2.0 diopters, with spherical correction from -1 to -6
• No active eye infection
• No defective peripheral vision
• Do not have correction for bifocals
• Routinely wear contact lenses more than 4 times per week
• Routinely drive a car more than 4 times week
• Do not have a history of motion, sea or big screen (e.g. IMAX) sickness or experience persistent Simulation Adaptation Syndrome

You may not qualify if…

• Bilateral corrected vision of worse than 20/40
• No astigmatism
• Active eye infection
• Defective peripheral vision
• Wear bifocals
• Wears contact lenses less than 4 times per week
• Drives infrequently (less than 4 times per week)

Where it is running

• University of Virginia Driving Safety Lab — Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

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