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the in-clinic assessment includes
- Vision screening
- Knowledge about the
"rules of the road"
- Interviews which address
driving habits and needs
- Attention and memory
evaluations targeted at important driving skills
useful field of view
A
unique feature of our assessment is the Useful Field of View (UFOV®),
a test that identifies older drivers at high risk for crash involvement.
This test was developed by researchers at UAB, and was discussed
in the Journal of the American Medical Association.*
*Owsley, C., Ball, K. et al. (1998) Visual processing
impairmen and risk of motor vehicle crash among older adults. JAMA,
279: 1083-1088.
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