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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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