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ArticleJournal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus2024

Performance of VisuALL virtual reality visual field testing in healthy children.

Samuel Alvarez-Falcón, Bo Wang, Emma Taleb, Nathan L Cheung, Chelsea A Scriven, Yos Priestley, Mays El-Dairi, Sharon F Freedman

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Article in Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A comparative analysis of an AI-assisted virtual reality platform with technician-based examination for visual field, visual acuity, and color vision in neuro-ophthalmology.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Samuel Alvarez-FalcónDepartment of Ophthalmology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Bo WangWilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
Emma TalebDepartment of Ophthalmology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Nathan L CheungDepartment of Ophthalmology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Chelsea A ScrivenDepartment of Ophthalmology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Yos PriestleyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Mays El-DairiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Sharon F FreedmanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. Electronic address: sharon.freedman@duke.edu.
Duke Medical Center · USDuke University · USJohns Hopkins Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVirtual reality field testing may provide an alternative to standard automated perimetry. This study evaluates a virtual reality game-based automated perimetry in a healthy pediatric population.

methodsA prospective series of pediatric patients at one institution who performed VisuALL perimetry (Olleyes Inc, Summit, NJ) using a game-based algorithm. Participants were examined by an experienced pediatric optometrist or ophthalmologist, who confirmed that there was no evidence of ocular disease expected to affect visual fields. Testing was performed binocularly, with the child wearing their spectacle correction in place. Age, refractive error, test duration, false positives, and stereoacuity were evaluated for associations with performance on VisuALL, as defined by mean deviation (MD) and pattern standard deviation (PSD).

resultsA total of 191 eyes of 97 patients (54% female) were included, with a mean age of 11.9 ± 3.1 years. The average MD was -1.82 ± 3.5 dB, with a mean foveal sensitivity of 32.0 ± 4.7 dB. Fifty-nine eyes (30.9%) had MD < -2 dB. Better performance, as assessed by MD and PSD, was associated with shorter test duration (P < 0.001) and older age (P < 0.001). False positives (P = 0.442), wearing spectacles (P = 0.092), Titmus stereoacuity (P = 0.197), and refractive error (P = 0.120) did not appear to be associated with improved performance, adjusting for age as a covariate.

conclusionsVisuALL virtual reality field testing was well tolerated in this pediatric study cohort. Older age and shorter test duration were associated with better performance on field testing.

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Refractive ErrorsVisual Field TestsAdolescentChildEyeFemaleHumansMaleVision DisordersVisual Fields

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