2012
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711.1000138
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Ocular Status of Commercial Drivers in a Nigerian Community

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“…the ability to distinguish the relative distance of objects with an apparent physical displacement between the objects) 18 is equally important for driving. According to Omolase et al, 19 it is needed to accurately judge distances, overtake other vehicles and change lane, especially in busy traffic. This pre-supposes that drivers with defective stereopsis may have difficulty judging distances in their quest to overtake other vehicles and change lanes, 12 , 19 which could lead to the occurrence of RTAs.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…the ability to distinguish the relative distance of objects with an apparent physical displacement between the objects) 18 is equally important for driving. According to Omolase et al, 19 it is needed to accurately judge distances, overtake other vehicles and change lane, especially in busy traffic. This pre-supposes that drivers with defective stereopsis may have difficulty judging distances in their quest to overtake other vehicles and change lanes, 12 , 19 which could lead to the occurrence of RTAs.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Dans notre série, la prévalence des anomalies de la vision des couleurs était de 0,5%. Notre chiffre se rapproche de celui d'Omolase et al [ 10 ] au Nigéria qui n'avaient pas retrouvé d'anomalie de la vision des couleurs chez les conducteurs commerciaux de 22 ans et plus. Cependant, Adekoya et al [ 17 ] au Nigéria retrouvaient une prévalence des anomalies de la vision des couleurs de 4,3%.…”
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“…Nos résultats sont proches de ceux d'Adekoya et al [ 17 ], Oladehinde et al [ 20 ] qui sont respectivement de 84,0% et 83,6 %. Les résultats d'Omolase et al [ 10 ] rejoignent ceux cités précédemment. Ceci se justifie par le fait que les pays en développement n'effectuent pas régulièrement des tests de dépistage pour la délivrance ou le renouvellement du permis de conduire, incitant les conducteurs à prendre leur vue pour acquis.…”
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“…where the prevalence of ocular problems was assumed from previous studies as 33% and the relative precision was set at 20% [11] . The respondents were selected using a random number generator app and matching the number with the vehicle registration number.…”
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confidence: 99%