Falling asleep at the wheel was the most common admission from patients who drive, according to a survey of independent opticians conducted by Sight Care.
Ahead of this month’s Road Safety Week from November 23-29, Sight Care members reported that 57 per cent of patients rated losing concentration and briefly falling asleep as the main complaint.
Asked to rate the frequency of drivers’ most common eye-related complaints from 1-8, losing a contact lens and not having spare glasses to help them see was ranked 7 and 8.
In the judgement of 94 per cent of Sight Care practitioners, eye tests should be a legal requirement for anyone taking a driving test, and more than half thought drivers over 60 should have compulsory eye tests every two years.
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