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Study shows adjustable focus lenses equal to prescription eye wear for driving
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Researchers found no statistically significant difference in hazard detection between traditional prescription eye glasses and Adlens adjustable focus eye wear in a study by Adlens Ltd. and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
According to a press release from Adlens, this is the first in a series of studies evaluating the benefits of vision correction for driving safety.
Wearing either prescription lenses or adjustable lenses was found to offer a significant advantage over wearing no corrective eye wear at all, even for those who do not require corrective eye wear for other daily activities.
With no specific instructions, the participants adjusted the eye wear as anticipated to see the roadway rather than the instrument panel, and the distance that they could identify objects was approximately the same with adjustable and prescription eye wear, according to the press release.