New Studies on Hemianopia and Driving

2 studies about driving with hemianopia / quadrantanopia have just been published by Cynthia Owsley's group in Birmingham, Alabama.

The first, "Self-reported driving difficulty by persons with hemianopia and quadrantanopia", published in Current Eye Research (Link to PubMed) found that people with hemianopia / quadrantanopia who were unsafe to drive didn't report any more difficulty driving than those rated safe (both reported more difficulty than people with normal visual fields).

The second, "Hemianopic and quadrantanopic field loss, eye and head movements, and driving", published in Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science (Link to PubMed) found that people with hemianopia / quadrantanopia rated as safe to drive made more head movements into their blind field, with more stable lane keeping and less sudden braking. The authors suggest clinical trials training these characteristics. Perhaps they'll run one. Watch this space!