Drivers with poor eyesight a danger, experts warn

DRIVERS with poor vision are just as dangerous as drunk drivers, experts have warned.

Drivers with poor eyesight a danger, experts warn

As many as one in 12 motorists have eyesight problems and find it particularly difficult to judge distance during night time driving, a conference of eye experts will hear today.

A national conference on the prevention of eye injury and loss of sight organised by the Waterford-based Fight for Sight charity is calling for compulsory eye tests every five years for all motorists over 35 years of age.

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