Prevalence of congenital color vision deficiency (CCVD) among drivers in United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of color vision deficiency (CVD) and create awareness about the burden of CVD among drivers. Methodology: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study of 3486 participants (men, n = 2789) who applied for/renewed their drivers’ licenses...
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| author | Osamudiamen McHillary Ogiemudia Grace Ogbonna Godwin Ovenseri-Ogbomo Asantewaa Aboagye-MacCarthy Tuwani Rasengane Oforbuike Onyebuchi Ike Magakwe Tshubelela Sello Simon John Kwesi Assan Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu Sandra C. Melvin |
| author_facet | Osamudiamen McHillary Ogiemudia Grace Ogbonna Godwin Ovenseri-Ogbomo Asantewaa Aboagye-MacCarthy Tuwani Rasengane Oforbuike Onyebuchi Ike Magakwe Tshubelela Sello Simon John Kwesi Assan Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu Sandra C. Melvin |
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| description | Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of color vision deficiency (CVD) and create awareness about the burden of CVD among drivers. Methodology: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study of 3486 participants (men, n = 2789) who applied for/renewed their drivers’ licenses in Al Ain City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). All drivers had their visual acuity (VA) and color vision measured using standard procedures and the data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: The overall prevalence of CVD was 3.13% (95% CI: 2.59–3.75). No participants had visual impairment (best-corrected distance VA worse than 6/18) and no female driver had CVD. The prevalence of CVD among the male drivers was 3.91% (95% CI: 3.25–4.69), and more among the younger drivers (18–29 years). Conclusion: Although the prevalence of CVD was low, to ensure inclusivity and the safety of all road users in the UAE, it is recommended that traffic lights and road signs that mainly use connotative color coding be adapted to include denotative clues which can be interpreted by drivers with CVD. A prospective study in all approved eye testing centers for drivers should be conducted to obtain representative CVD data of drivers in the UAE. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cf3c6b32734946649335e424c5324a432025-01-20T14:38:00ZengTaylor & Francis GroupAll Life2689-53072024-12-01170110.1080/26895293.2024.23815652381565Prevalence of congenital color vision deficiency (CCVD) among drivers in United Arab Emirates (UAE)Osamudiamen McHillary Ogiemudia0Grace Ogbonna1Godwin Ovenseri-Ogbomo2Asantewaa Aboagye-MacCarthy3Tuwani Rasengane4Oforbuike Onyebuchi Ike5Magakwe Tshubelela Sello Simon6John Kwesi Assan7Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu8Sandra C. Melvin9Novena UniversityMzuzu UniversityUniversity of the Highlands and IslandsUniversity of Cape CoastUniversity of the Free State and Universitas HospitalBayero University KanoUniversity of the Free StateUniversity of Cape CoastWestern Sydney UniversityInstitute for the Advancement of Minority HealthPurpose: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of color vision deficiency (CVD) and create awareness about the burden of CVD among drivers. Methodology: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study of 3486 participants (men, n = 2789) who applied for/renewed their drivers’ licenses in Al Ain City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). All drivers had their visual acuity (VA) and color vision measured using standard procedures and the data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: The overall prevalence of CVD was 3.13% (95% CI: 2.59–3.75). No participants had visual impairment (best-corrected distance VA worse than 6/18) and no female driver had CVD. The prevalence of CVD among the male drivers was 3.91% (95% CI: 3.25–4.69), and more among the younger drivers (18–29 years). Conclusion: Although the prevalence of CVD was low, to ensure inclusivity and the safety of all road users in the UAE, it is recommended that traffic lights and road signs that mainly use connotative color coding be adapted to include denotative clues which can be interpreted by drivers with CVD. A prospective study in all approved eye testing centers for drivers should be conducted to obtain representative CVD data of drivers in the UAE.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/26895293.2024.2381565color vision deficiencydriversprevalenceunited arab emirates |
| spellingShingle | Osamudiamen McHillary Ogiemudia Grace Ogbonna Godwin Ovenseri-Ogbomo Asantewaa Aboagye-MacCarthy Tuwani Rasengane Oforbuike Onyebuchi Ike Magakwe Tshubelela Sello Simon John Kwesi Assan Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu Sandra C. Melvin Prevalence of congenital color vision deficiency (CCVD) among drivers in United Arab Emirates (UAE) All Life color vision deficiency drivers prevalence united arab emirates |
| title | Prevalence of congenital color vision deficiency (CCVD) among drivers in United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
| title_full | Prevalence of congenital color vision deficiency (CCVD) among drivers in United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of congenital color vision deficiency (CCVD) among drivers in United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of congenital color vision deficiency (CCVD) among drivers in United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
| title_short | Prevalence of congenital color vision deficiency (CCVD) among drivers in United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
| title_sort | prevalence of congenital color vision deficiency ccvd among drivers in united arab emirates uae |
| topic | color vision deficiency drivers prevalence united arab emirates |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/26895293.2024.2381565 |
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