Owsley Cynthia
Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-0009, USA.
Optom Vis Sci. 2012 Sep;89(9):1249-56. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3182678dc8.
Being a licensed driver in the United States and many other countries facilitates health and well-being. Based on the vision standards in most states, individuals with worse than 20/40 visual acuity who desire licensure are denied through the usual licensure application process. However, >40 states have bioptic telescope licensing programs where applicants can gain licensure contingent on meeting specific requirements. Despite the existence of the bioptic telescope and these licensing programs since the 1970s, there has been little rigorous scientific study of this topic. Here, I offer an organizing perspective for a research agenda on driving with bioptic telescopes, with the long-term practical goal being to provide an evidence basis for licensure policies and training programs.
在美国和许多其他国家，拥有驾照有助于促进健康和幸福。根据大多数州的视力标准，视力低于20/40且渴望获得驾照的个人会在常规驾照申请过程中被拒绝。然而，超过40个州设有双目望远镜驾照许可项目，申请人可以在满足特定要求的情况下获得驾照。尽管自20世纪70年代以来就有双目望远镜和这些许可项目，但对这一主题的严格科学研究却很少。在此，我为关于使用双目望远镜驾驶的研究议程提供一个组织视角，长期的实际目标是为驾照许可政策和培训项目提供证据基础。
