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ArticleVision (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Evaluating the Diagnostic Accuracy of a Novel Bayesian Decision-Making Algorithm for Vision Loss.

Amy Basilious, Chris N Govas, Alexander M Deans, Pradeepa Yoganathan, Robin M Deans

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Article in Vision (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Amy BasiliousSchulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, 1151 Richmond St., London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4122-5321
Chris N GovasSchool of Medicine, Ross University, Two Mile Hill, St. Michael, Bridgetown BB11093, Barbados.
Alexander M DeansSchulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, 1151 Richmond St., London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada.
Pradeepa YoganathanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Wayne State University, 540 E. Canfield Ave., Detroit, MI 48201, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4041-4297
Robin M DeansDepartment of Ophthalmology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, 1151 Richmond St., London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada.
Western University · CARoss University School of Medicine · BBUniversity of Toronto · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The current diagnostic aids for acute vision loss are static flowcharts that do not provide dynamic, stepwise workups. We tested the diagnostic accuracy of a novel dynamic Bayesian algorithm for acute vision loss. Seventy-nine "participants" with acute vision loss in Windsor, Canada were assessed by an emergency medicine or primary care provider who completed a questionnaire about ocular symptoms/findings (without requiring fundoscopy). An ophthalmologist then attributed an independent "gold-standard diagnosis". The algorithm employed questionnaire data to produce a differential diagnosis. The referrer diagnostic accuracy was 30.4%, while the algorithm's accuracy was 70.9%, increasing to 86.1% with the algorithm's top two diagnoses included and 88.6% with the top three included. In urgent cases of vision loss (

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PMID35466273
PMCPMC9036270
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