Shortened Measurement Time of Functional Visual Acuity for Screening Visual Function. (10th September 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hidaka, Yuki; Masui, Sachiko; Nishi, Yasuyo; Ayaki, Masahiko; Kaido, Minako; Mimura, Masaru; Tsubota, Kazuo; Negishi, Kazuno
• Other Names: González-García María J. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of ophthalmology. Volume 2019(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-09-10
• Subjects: Ophthalmology -- Periodicals; Eye Diseases; Ophthalmology; Ophthalmology; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Periodicals; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; 617.7
• DOI: 10.1155/2019/8950418
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-004X

Abstract

Abstract : 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.