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'Eye and the Auto' to talk vision and driving: The Eye And The Auto conference is returning to metro Detroit to link vision researchers with the auto industry. The event, to be held Sept. 12-14 a the General Motors Global Headquarters Learning Center in Detroit, also offers continuing education credits to doctors and nurses. At the end of the 5th The Eye and The Auto World Re-search Congress the lead research panelists and attendees will have a clear understanding of the role operator, vehicle and environmental factors play in the safe operation of a motorized vehicle; be able to appreciate "Vision", its range of abilities and its challenges and how vision and cognitive impairment, age, crash avoidance systems, glare, ergonomics and auto design, safer highways, road signs, driver distraction, impact safe driving; be able to assess more accurately which types of visual problems make any real difference to drivers; and be able to differentiate which types of visual aids, i.e. bioptic lenses, night driving systems and other interventions can extend driver's ability in visually compromised individuals. The Eye and The Auto is sponsored by the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology. More at www.eyeson.org/index.php/research/eye-and-auto.

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