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ReviewSeminars in pediatric neurology2019

The Assessment of Visual Function and Functional Vision.

Christopher R Bennett, Peter J Bex, Corinna M Bauer, Lotfi B Merabet

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Review in Seminars in pediatric neurology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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73citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

73 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 145 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Christopher R BennettThe Laboratory for Visual Neuroplasticity, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Peter J BexTranslational Vision Lab, Department of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA.
Corinna M BauerThe Laboratory for Visual Neuroplasticity, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Lotfi B MerabetThe Laboratory for Visual Neuroplasticity, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Electronic address: lotfi_merabet@meei.harvard.edu.
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · USHarvard University · USNortheastern University · US

Funding

Audio-Haptic Virtual Environments for Large-Scale Navigation in the BlindR01EY019924 · NEI · MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY · PI MERABET, LOTFI · 2010 to 2018
$3.5M
Neurophysiological Correlates of Visual Motion Processing in Cerebral Visual ImpairmentR01EY030973 · NEI · MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY · PI Lotfi Merabet · 2020 to 2026
$2.0M
Eye Movement Rehabilitation in Low Vision PatientsR01EY029713 · NEI · NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY · PI BEX, PETER JOHN · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY019924NEI NIH HHS R01 EY029713NEI NIH HHS R01 EY030973
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The complete assessment of vision-related abilities should consider visual function (the performance of components of the visual system) and functional vision (visual task-related ability). Assessment methods are highly dependent upon individual characteristics (eg, the presence and type of visual impairment). Typical visual function tests assess factors such as visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, color, depth, and motion perception. These properties each represent an aspect of visual function and may impact an individual's level of functional vision. The goal of any functional vision assessment should be to measure the visual task-related ability under real-world scenarios. Recent technological advancements such as virtual reality can provide new opportunities to improve traditional vision assessments by providing novel objective and ecologically valid measurements of performance, and allowing for the investigation of their neural basis. In this review, visual function and functional vision evaluation approaches are discussed in the context of traditional and novel acquisition methods.

Indexed as

Brain MappingBehaviorContrast SensitivityHumansVision DisordersVision TestsVisual Acuity

Identifiers

PMID31548022
PMCPMC6761988
OpenAlexW2944025716

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