Shortened Measurement Time of Functional Visual Acuity for Screening Visual Function

The functional visual acuity test which is the average of the visual acuities measured during a specific time frame (standard, 60 seconds) has been used recently to assess the visual function in various conditions. The availability of a shorter version of the functional visual acuity test promises t...

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Main Authors: Yuki Hidaka, Sachiko Masui, Yasuyo Nishi, Masahiko Ayaki, Minako Kaido, Masaru Mimura, Kazuo Tsubota, Kazuno Negishi
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Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8950418
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Minako Kaido
Masaru Mimura
Kazuo Tsubota
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description The functional visual acuity test which is the average of the visual acuities measured during a specific time frame (standard, 60 seconds) has been used recently to assess the visual function in various conditions. The availability of a shorter version of the functional visual acuity test promises to be patient friendly in that it is a simple screening test performed in a shorter period of time than the standard test. The results of measurements of the FVA test between the 30-second measurement time (short-version FVA test) and the standard 60-second measurement are compared, and the feasibility of the short-version FVA test instead of the standard FVA test is investigated. Twenty-eight healthy volunteers (25 men and 3 women) were enrolled in this prospective observational study. All subjects underwent measurement of the binocular distance-corrected visual acuity and the binocular distance-corrected FVA with the 60-second and 30-second measurement times. The interchangeability of the corrected-distance FVA, maximal VA, visual maintenance ratio, and average response time in the short-version and the standard FVA tests was evaluated using the Bland–Altman method, and the results showed agreements of the two tests except for the minimal VA. The short-version FVA test is equivalent to the standard method except for evaluating the visual acuity fluctuations and promises to be a simple visual screening test that can be performed in a shorter time.
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spelling doaj-art-3ae55cb5fc8e40c6b400851c30a56ec42025-08-20T03:55:36ZengWileyJournal of Ophthalmology2090-004X2090-00582019-01-01201910.1155/2019/89504188950418Shortened Measurement Time of Functional Visual Acuity for Screening Visual FunctionYuki Hidaka0Sachiko Masui1Yasuyo Nishi2Masahiko Ayaki3Minako Kaido4Masaru Mimura5Kazuo Tsubota6Kazuno Negishi7Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, JapanThe functional visual acuity test which is the average of the visual acuities measured during a specific time frame (standard, 60 seconds) has been used recently to assess the visual function in various conditions. The availability of a shorter version of the functional visual acuity test promises to be patient friendly in that it is a simple screening test performed in a shorter period of time than the standard test. The results of measurements of the FVA test between the 30-second measurement time (short-version FVA test) and the standard 60-second measurement are compared, and the feasibility of the short-version FVA test instead of the standard FVA test is investigated. Twenty-eight healthy volunteers (25 men and 3 women) were enrolled in this prospective observational study. All subjects underwent measurement of the binocular distance-corrected visual acuity and the binocular distance-corrected FVA with the 60-second and 30-second measurement times. The interchangeability of the corrected-distance FVA, maximal VA, visual maintenance ratio, and average response time in the short-version and the standard FVA tests was evaluated using the Bland–Altman method, and the results showed agreements of the two tests except for the minimal VA. The short-version FVA test is equivalent to the standard method except for evaluating the visual acuity fluctuations and promises to be a simple visual screening test that can be performed in a shorter time.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8950418
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