{"id":4082,"date":"2018-10-26T16:35:45","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T20:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cos-prc.machinedev.ca\/resource\/vision-standards-for-driving-in-canada\/"},"modified":"2021-06-22T09:49:37","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T13:49:37","slug":"vision-standards-for-driving-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cosprc.ca\/fr\/vision-standards-for-driving-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Vision standards for driving in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

April 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Canadian Ophthalmological Society\u2019s (COS) expert working group on\n driving and vision standards provided recommendations on the visual \nacuity and visual field needed for safe driving in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These recommendations are published in Section 12: Vision of the Canadian Medical Association Driver’s Guide, 8th edition.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

COS\u2019s Vision Standards for Driving Committee revisited the vision section of the guide in April 2012 and indicated no changes were required at this time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Background <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When a patient is visually impaired, the physician should inform the \npatient of the nature and extent of the visual defect and, if required, \nreport the problem to the appropriate authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When minor visual defects are not accompanied by cognitive defects or\n neglect, most drivers are capable of compensating for partial defects. \nFor example, most people adapt to the loss of an eye in a period of \nseveral months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent studies indicate that experienced drivers can compensate for a loss of visual acuity if they are in familiar surroundings and they limit their speed.  In these circumstances, functional assessments are indicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Section 12 presents information about the recommended visual acuity and visual field needed for safe driving (section 12.2). Actual standards for these functions are set by provincial or territorial licensing authorities and may vary among jurisdictions as well as varying from the recommendations in Section 12, which are based on expert opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Section 12 also presents information about other important visual \nfunctions that should be taken into consideration in determining fitness\n to drive (section 12.3) and recommendations for exceptional cases that \nrequire individual assessment (section 12.4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also provides further detail on recommended testing procedures \n(addendum 1), a list of medical conditions with increased risk for \nvision problems and a discussion of the use of vision aids in driving \n(addendum 2).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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