ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2021
Comparing a Home Vision Self-Assessment Test to Office-Based Snellen Visual Acuity.
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- Accuracy and reliability of self-administered visual acuity tests: Systematic review of pragmatic trials.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Validation of Home Visual Acuity Tests for Telehealth in the COVID-19 Era.JAMA ophthalmology · 2022Trial
- Exploring Parental Views of Remote Vision Testing in Children.The British and Irish orthoptic journal · 2026Article
- Ease of Use and Acceptability of an at-Home Vision Screening Kit in a Primarily Non-English Speaking, Underserved Population.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Web-based vs. conventional: a comprehensive analysis of visual acuity assessment using the PocDoc tool in a tertiary eye care centre.Eye (London, England) · 2024Observational
- Estimating Visual Acuity Without a Visual Acuity Chart.Translational vision science & technology · 2024Article
- Evaluation of the Amblyopia tracker app.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2024Article
- Development and Evaluation of a New Self-Administered Near Visual Acuity Chart: Accuracy and Feasibility of Usage.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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- Ease and Willingness to Use Smartphone Applications for Visual Acuity Assessment Among Patients in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria.Journal of the West African College of SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the agreement of a home vision screening test compared to standard in-office technician-measured Snellen visual acuity to allow for remote screening and triaging of patients. PATIENTS AND
methodsIn this prospective study, English-speaking patients with in-office ophthalmology appointments from May to August 2020 and visual acuity better than 20/125 were asked to complete a home vision test one week before their scheduled in-office appointment. The home vision test was a modified ETDRS chart displayed in a PDF document that could be printed or viewed on a monitor. The primary outcome was the mean difference between office-based and home visual acuity.
resultsEighty-two eyes of 45 patients were included in the study with 45 study eyes analyzed. The mean difference between office-based and home visual acuity was -0.02 logMAR (SD 0.15,
conclusionThere was good agreement between the home and in-office Snellen tests for patients with vision better than 20/125. The home vision test can be used to remotely determine if there is a significant vision change of >0.2 logMAR or approximately 2 lines of visual acuity.
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