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Clinical Evaluation of an Affordable Handheld Wavefront Autorefractor in an Adult Population in a Low-Resource Setting in the Amazonas.

David Tayah, Ricardo Noguera Louzada, Pedro Lucas Machado Magalhães, Youssef Tayah, Dillan Cunha Amaral, Chow Wang Ming Shato, Daniel Oliveira Dantas, Milton Ruiz Alves

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David TayahDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus 69080-900, AM, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-7815-6580
Ricardo Noguera LouzadaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-220, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9610-5768
Pedro Lucas Machado MagalhãesFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Education, Angra dos Reis 23914-360, RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0004-1840-2953
Youssef TayahSchool of Medicine, Universidade Nilton Lins, Manaus 69058-030, AM, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7814-5889
Dillan Cunha AmaralDepartment of Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-853, RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0002-7948-154X
Chow Wang Ming ShatoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus 69080-900, AM, Brazil.
Daniel Oliveira DantasDepartment of Computer Science, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão 49100-000, SE, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-0142-891X
Milton Ruiz AlvesDepartment of Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-220, SP, Brazil.

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Abstract

This study evaluates the ability of the QuickSee Free (QSF) portable autorefractor (PlenOptika) to detect and measure refractive error compared to subjective clinical refractometry (SCR) in a Brazilian adult population in a low-resource setting in Amazonas. A total of 100 participants aged 18-65 years underwent visual acuity screening and autorefraction with and without cycloplegia using the QSF, alongside a complete ophthalmic examination including SCR. Refractive error measurements included spherical component (SC), cylindrical component (CC), cylindrical axis (CA), spherical equivalent (SE), and vector powers (MV90 and MV135). Accuracy was assessed for hyperopia ≥ +2.00 D, myopia ≤ -0.75 D, astigmatism ≥ 1.00 DC, and anisometropia ≥ 1.00 D using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. The area under the curve for detecting significant refractive errors ranged from 0.538 to 0.930. The mean difference between QSF without cycloplegia and SCR was -1.08 ± 1.17 D for SC and -1.15 ± 1.15 D for SE (

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comparative studyeye healthocular refractionophthalmologic diagnostic techniques

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PMCPMC12641641

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