ArticleTranslational vision science & technology2019
Development and Validation of a Smartphone-Based Visual Acuity Test (Vision at Home).
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 65 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Use of Mobile Apps for Visual Acuity Assessment: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Pooled it
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- Validation of Home Visual Acuity Tests for Telehealth in the COVID-19 Era.JAMA ophthalmology · 2022Trial
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- Effectiveness of mobile health based vision screening on uptake of referral services in school children: A randomized control trial.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Innovative myopic screening platform based on smartphones.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Prevalence and associated risk factors of visual impairment in school children: mHealth-based vision screening in government schools of Rawalpindi, Pakistan.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- User-Centred Design and Development of a Smartphone Application (Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Estimating Visual Acuity Without a Visual Acuity Chart.Translational vision science & technology · 2024Article
- Assessment of visual function using mobile Apps.Eye (London, England) · 2024Review
- Development and Evaluation of a New Self-Administered Near Visual Acuity Chart: Accuracy and Feasibility of Usage.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Remote Monitoring of Visual Function in Patients with Maculopathy: The Aphelion Study.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2024Article
- Design and Validation of a Novel Smartphone-Based Visual Acuity Test: The K-VA Test.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2023Article
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
purposeTo describe the development and validation of a smartphone-based visual acuity (VA) test called Vision at home (V@home).
methodsThree study populations (elderly Chinese, adolescent Chinese, and Australian groups) underwent distance and near VA testing using standard Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) charts and the V@home device; all VA tests used tumbling E optotypes. VA tests were repeated with one eye, selected randomly. Distance VA was measured monocularly at 2 m, and near VA was measured binocularly at 40 cm. Participants also completed a questionnaire about their satisfaction with the device. V@home VA (logMAR) was compared to VA for ETDRS charts at distance and near and test-retest reliability.
resultsThe mean difference between V@home and ETDRS distance VA across all groups ranged from -0.010 to -0.100 logMAR. Tolerant weighted kappa (TWK) agreement ranged from substantial (0.742) in the Australian group to almost perfect (0.950) in the adolescent Chinese group. There was high agreement of V@home with near ETDRS VA across all groups, with a mean difference of -0.092 to -0.042 logMAR and a TWK of 0.736 to 0.837. Test-retest reliability was also high (difference: -0.018 to 0.026) for both distance and near VA tests (95% limits of agreement: -0.289 to 0.258 for distance and -0.235 to 0.199 for near). The majority of participants were satisfied with V@home.
conclusionsV@home could accurately and reliably measure both distance and near VA and is well accepted by participants. TRANSLATIONAL RELEVANCE: The V@home system could potentially serve as a useful tool to improve eye care accessibility, especially in underdeveloped areas with limited eye care personnel and resources.
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