Open AccessVisual Acuity and the Risk of Cycling Injuries
Author(s) -
Ayako Hiyoshi,
Yuki Sato,
Alessandra Grotta,
Katja Fall,
Scott Montgomery
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0000000000001450
Subject(s) - visual acuity , medicine , confidence interval , hazard ratio , poison control , injury prevention , cohort study , confounding , occupational safety and health , proportional hazards model , visual impairment , optometry , ophthalmology , medical emergency , surgery , psychiatry , pathology
Cycling is increasingly encouraged in many countries as an inexpensive and healthy choice of transportation. Operating any vehicle on the road requires high visual acuity, but few studies to our knowledge have examined the association between vision and cycling injuries.