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ETDRS acuity and Humphrey binocular Esterman visual field testing were performed and compared to the minimum standards for safe driving as defined by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in 1999. In addition to this Goldman kinetic visual fields using a III4e and V4e stimulus size and central 24-2 threshold test with the SITA-fast strategy were performed on the vitrectomised eye.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>20 patients (n = 20) were recruited. Mean visual acuity in the eye being tested was 0.20 (Snellen 6\/9.5). Results from the Humphrey field analyzer showed a mean number of abnormal stimulus locations of 71.2% (p &lt; 0.005). 70% of patients had sufficient binocular acuity to drive and of these 71.4% were shown not to have a minimum visual field for safe driving on binocular Esterman field analysis.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Vitrectomy potentially allows retention\/restoration of good visual acuity in patients with complications of proliferative diabetic retinopathy. 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