Design of an Arabic near visual acuity chart

This paper describes the design of an Arabic test chart for measurement of visual acuity at near. The chart was designed employing specially selected Arabic letters and was based on the logMAR principle devised by Bailey and Lovie, Ten Arabic letters of nearly equal legibility values (0.92–1.05) (mean = 1.00), (SD = 0.05) were used in the design of the chart. Each row of the chart has 5 letters and row legibility values range from 4.82 to 5.03 with a mean of 4.92 (SD = 0.06). The logMAR method of visual acuity scaling was used, hence the sizes of letters in the rows progress in a uniform step of 0.1 log unit. The inter letter spacing is equal to the width of each letter in the row, while inter–row spacing is equal to the height of letter in the subjacent row. The height of letters ranged from 3.67 to 0.46mm corresponding to visual acuity of 2.4 M to 0.3 M which is equivalent to reduced Snellen 6'36 to 6:4.5 at 0.4 m. The chart is designed for use at 40cm with a recommended luminance level of 160cd/m².     

低视力对数视力表的研制

目的 :研制一种适合我国眼科临床使用的低视力对数视力表。方法 :根据Baily Lovie的LogMAR视力表和我国标准对数视力表的设计标准和原理设计 ,1分视角为 1.0视力 ,视标的增率为 10 10 ,视标的间距和行距与我国标准视力表相同 ,E字母设备 ,每行视标个数与Baily Lovie的视力表一致。为了与低视力分级标准一致 ,采用小数记录。结果和结论 :低视力对数视力表 ,设计合理 ,检查低视力的范围大 ,将应用于我国眼科临床     

视觉噪声双视力表在弱视检查中的临床应用

目的 探讨视觉噪声双视力表在弱视视觉敏感度检测中的临床应用价值.方法 弱视门诊随机选择100例弱视患者作为弱视组,同时随机抽取100例屈光不正患者作为对照组,使用视觉噪声双视力表分别检测2组患者在有、无视觉噪声条件下视力.然后分别将2组中有、无视觉噪声条件下的视力求差后进行对比研究,以明确视觉噪声双视力表在弱视检查中的应用价值.结果 2组中所有患者在有视觉噪声下的视力均低于无视觉噪声条件下的视力,其中弱视组有、无视觉噪声条件下测得的视力相差(1.62±1.11)行,对照组的视力相差(0.97±0.61)行,2组之间差异有统计学意义(t=5.355,P<0.05).结论 视觉噪声双视力表能够提示弱视者的视觉噪声加工缺陷,借此将弱视者和其他视觉异常者区分开来;可作为常规枧力检查的有益补充,用于弱视的临床检测和诊断.     

灯箱视力表与电脑视力表临床应用对比研究

目的:通过与灯箱视力表的对比研究了解电脑视力表的临床使用价值。方法:选取初三学生63例(126眼)同时用灯箱和电脑视力表进行远用视力检测,对视力检测值进行配对检验。结果:两种视力表检测值的t检验等于1.2671,P>0.20,两种视力表的检测在统计学上无显著性差异。结论:电脑视力表和灯箱视力表在临床上具有相同的应用价值,可以推广和普及。     

低视力患者视力与色觉的相关性

为了解低视力患者视力与色觉的相关关系,选取了视网膜色素变性,青光眼及视神经萎缩患者对其进行视力与色觉水平的测定。根据视力与色觉的相关关系可指导低视力患者的视觉康复。     

灯箱视力表与Freiburg电子视力表应用对比研究

目的 比较灯箱视力表与Freiburg电子视力表结果的一致性与可重复性,评价Freiburg电子视力表的临床应用价值。设计 诊断性技术评价。研究对象 空军杭州航空医学鉴定训练中心的工作人员86例,平均年龄（26.3±2.1）岁。方法 所有入选者均随机由2位固定检查者分别使用灯箱视力表和Freiburg电子视力表进行检查,两种视力表检查的顺序随机决定。所有检查均在同一房间内完成,房间内亮度小于3 lux。检查距离均为3 m。对不同视力表间与检查者间测量重复性采用配对t检验比较结果的差别并计算相关系数r值。主要指标 使用两种视力表获得的logMAR视力。结果 在检查者一,用灯箱视力表查,被检者logMAR视力为0.19±0.23,Freiburg电子视力表0.20±0.15,两者差值为-0.011±0.141,差异无统计学意义（t=-0.741, P=0.461）,但有显著相关性（r=0.808,P=0.000）。在检查者二,用灯箱视力表查,被检者logMAR视力为0.32±0.25,Freiburg电子视力表为0.20±0.15,两者差值为-0.118±0.151,差异有统计学意义（t=7.191, P=0.000）及显著相关性（r=0.810,P=0.000）。均用灯箱视力表,检查者一、二的差异有统计学意义（F=11.872,P=0.001）,两者显著相关（r=0.938,P=0.000）。而均用Freiburg电子视力表,检查者一、二的差异无统计学意义（F=0.019,P=0.890）,两者显著相关（r=0.986,P=0.000）。结论 Freiburg电子视力表受检查者因素的影响小于灯箱视力表,其在不同测量者间的可重复性优于灯箱视力表。（眼科, 2013, 22: 117-120）     

视力表的标准化

回顾了我国多年来视力表在设计、制作和使用中存在的问题,着重分析了目前使用最普遍的两种视力表《国际标准视力表》和《标准对数视力表》存在的问题。认为视力表视力检查是评价人眼主觉视力简便而实用的方法,它只对视觉功能做粗略的评估,简便和实用是其最大的特点。因此今后在设计和使用视力表时应考虑:①设计合理、简便实用、兼顾习惯、国际接轨、全国统一;②除有通用表外,另设计出供3岁左右儿童使用的视力表。建议国家标准局在业务主管部门(卫生部及中华医学会)协助下,组织视力表问题研究专题组,广泛征求意见与建议,提出规范统一的方案。     

新型对数视力表与“C”形对数视力表的一致性与稳定性分析

目的评价新型对数视力表与具有8个方向视标选项的“C”形对数视力表之间的一致性与稳定性。方法 横断面研究。对48例应届高中毕业生分别进行新型对数视力表与“C”形对数视力表的视力检查,采用组内相关系数（ICC）和Cronbach′s Alpha系数分析视力测量结果的重复性,采用Bland-Altman分析一致性。结果 “C”形对数视力表Cronbach′s Alpha系数在0.8以上,ICC接近0.9,新型对数视力表Cronbach′s Alpha系数接近0.8,ICC＞0.75,均显示较好的重测稳定性。2种视力表第1次和第2次视力测量均具有较好的一致性,95％一致性界限分别为（0.173,-0.133）logMAR和（0.198,-0.116）logMAR。结论 新型对数视力表检查结果稳定,和“C”形对数视力表一致性较好。     

A novel high-frequency visual acuity chart

A high-frequency eye test chart using letters or figures of alternating black and white stripes (or dots) on a grey background was developed. Any cross-section of the letters has a Fourier transform with a zero frequency component equal to the luminance of the grey background. When the letters are out of focus, their image on the retina fades rapidly into the grey background, rendering them invisible rather than merely blurred as in a standard chart. The chart was calibrated by simulating refractive errors with defocusing lenses applied to a photographic camera and to subjects' eyes. No constant ratio was found between the size of the Snellen letters and the size of the high-frequency letters for equal visibility. The new chart requires letters for 20/200 acuity to be only 3.6 times larger than those for 20/20 vision. Results confirm the arbitrary nature of the Snellen fraction and warn about the accuracy of visual acuity determined by using charts of different letter types, calibrated by Snellen's system.     

国家视力表的标准化问题

视力表在招生、招工、普查及眼科临床和科研中是非常重要而又十分常用的一个工具。迄今为止,视力表的设计已越来越趋向成熟,各国在视力表设计的核心内容方面基本趋向标准化。但人们在视力表的选择、设计和应用方面仍有一些困惑,笔者仅就国际上的视力表和我国国家标准对数视力表的发展历史、视力表设计的核心内容以及目前视力表使用中存在的问题进行述评,以避免在视力表选择和应用中存在的误区,使之更好地应用于视力普查、眼科临床和科研等各领域。     

低视力对数视力表在严重弱视儿童视力评价中的应用价值

目的 :应用低视力对数视力表评价严重弱视患儿的疗效。方法 :研究对象是初诊时矫正视力≤ 0 .1的 12例患儿 ,年龄 3～ 5岁 ,其中远视性屈光参差性弱视 11例 ,斜视性弱视 1例。采用由刘晓玲等设计的低视力对数视力表 ,进行矫正远视力评价。治疗采用以遮盖和矫正为主的综合治疗。结果 :12例患儿治疗前矫正视力为 0 .0 4～ 0 .0 8,视功能训练后视力提高 2行或 2行以上的有 10例 ,只有 3例 3眼视力超过 0 .1。但是 ,医师、患儿及家长由此得到了较大的鼓舞 ,积极参加进一步的训练。结论 :虽然严重弱视儿童的视力预后比较差 ,但是使用低视力对数视力表评价以后 ,低于 0 .1的视力也能够被精细测量 ,短时间的治疗已经证明多数儿童视力有 2行以上的提高 ,且得到家长的理解和儿童的配合     

Estimating visual acuity by character counting using the Snellen visual acuity chart

PURPOSE: This study examines visual acuity estimation with character counting, which can be used in subjects with nonorganic visual loss. METHODS: The right eyes of 35 healthy subjects were fogged with plus lenses and tested with the Snellen visual acuity chart (Reichert 11180). Visual acuity and counting level were assessed under various degrees of fogging, up to a maximal fogged acuity of 20/200. Counting level was defined as the smallest line that subjects could count the number of characters correctly. For each counting level, the visual acuity that 95% of subjects could see equal to or better than was determined. RESULTS: A counting level of 20/10 estimates (ie 95% chance) a visual acuity equal to or better than 20/30. Counting levels 20/15, 20/20, and 20/25 estimate visual acuities of at least 20/50, 20/80, and 20/80, respectively. Counting levels 20/30-20/60 estimate a visual acuity of at least 20/200. CONCLUSIONS: Character counting appears to be a useful technique of obtaining a rough estimate of visual acuity in subjects unable to be tested by standard methods, such as those with non-organic visual loss.     

Calculating the mean visual acuity and the change in visual acuity with a decimal acuity chart

The decimal visual acuity chart is not easy to use for statistical analysis and requires a transformation into LogMAR units (decimal logarithm of the Minimum Angle Resolution). In contrast to the decimal chart, the logarithmic chart has an arithmetic progression and a constant interval between lines. The LogMAR chart makes statistical analysis of visual acuity easy. Change in visual acuity is calculated directly by subtracting LogMAR data, while the average visual acuity is obtained with the arithmetic mean value of the LogMAR data. The mean acuity expressed in LogMAR units can be transformed into a decimal chart for a more comprehensive result. To calculate the average visual acuity directly from the decimal data, the geometric mean value must be used instead of the arithmetic mean value.     

A modified ETDRS visual acuity chart for European-wide use.

PURPOSE: The log MAR visual acuity (VA) chart developed for use in the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) is composed of 10 Sloan letters, which are not used in the Greek, Cyrillic, and Central European alphabets. In this study we evaluate a modified ETDRS chart, the University of Crete (UoC) chart, which contains a set of letters readable by all European citizens. METHODS: In the UoC charts, the letters C, D, R, N, V, S, and Z were substituted with E, P, B, X, Y, A, and T, respectively. The similarity between the modified and the standard acuity charts was evaluated using two procedures. First, VA of 227 secondary school children (454 eyes) was evaluated using both sets of charts. Second, the relative difficulty for the identification of individual Sloan letters used in both charts, as well as letter M, was assessed from psychometric functions for five subjects. RESULTS: Bland-Altman plots revealed no statistical significant differences in the value of VA between the standard and the UoC set of charts. Although, estimates of identification log MAR threshold showed relatively significant interletter variability, in total, the new set of Sloan letters was equally identifiable with the original set. CONCLUSIONS: The overall pattern of results suggests that the modified log MAR UoC charts forms a valid alternative to the ETDRS for assessing VA in multinational clinical trials, offering the advantage of containing letters recognizable by a wider population basis, such as European citizens, as well as subjects from countries using the Cyrillic alphabet.     

New visual acuity chart for patients with macular hole.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the usefulness of a new multiple-letter visual acuity chart (MLAC) for the measurement of visual acuity in patients with macular hole. METHODS: Visual acuity was measured using a standard visual acuity chart (Landolt rings, also referred to as C's) and with the MLAC in normal subjects and in patients with a cataract or a macular hole. The MLAC has 14 plates (45 x 45 cm), and on one plate, many Landolt C's were printed with the gaps pointing in the same direction and all of one size. The sizes of the letters and gaps were made to give equivalent visual acuities of 0.1, 0.15, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 1.2, 1.5, and 2.0. The spacing between the letters was 33.3% of the diameter of the C's. Each chart projected many C's onto the macular area (5 degrees x 5 degrees ), which permitted the measurement of visual acuity at an extrafoveal point without the patient having to search for the extrafoveal point with the best acuity. RESULTS: There was no difference in the acuity measurement determined with the standard chart and the MLAC in normal subjects and patients with cataracts. Twelve of 16 patients with open macular hole, however, demonstrated higher acuity measurement (more than two lines) on the MLAC than on the standard chart. The improvement of visual acuity measurement after successful macular hole surgery was significantly less with the MLAC than with the standard chart. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that the standard acuity chart, when administered before surgery, underestimates the patient's potential visual acuity after surgery, whereas the MLAC provides a better estimate of the patient's postoperative acuity. The MLAC can be a useful tool for measuring visual acuity in patients with macular hole.     

两对比度中文阅读视力表的设计

选择可视性相似的句子作为视标,以完成两对比度中文阅读视力表的设计。方法实验研究。本研究通过视标的选择和视力表版面的制作完成两对比度中文阅读视力表的设计。通过以下方法选取可视性相近的句子作为视标。①句子的初步标准化：对日常阅读材料的各种文体进行句子长度的统计,得出常用书面文体的句子长度。以人教版初中语文课本的现代文为句子来源,根据所统计句子长度从2500个常用汉字中选取构建并适当修改句子。得到句长相同、字词难度相近、语意语法相近等要求95个汉语句子。②心理物理学测试：选择受过大学教育、远近矫正视力达1.0及以上、调节幅度正常、近期眼部无明显不适的受检者阅读这些句子,根据阅读速度和总笔画数这2个因素的最小范围最大交集的原则,选取视标。阅读视力表的版面设计采用国际通用的原则。在对比度上配置100%和10% 2种对比度。数据采用独立样本t检验和配对t检验进行分析。结果 经过初步筛选和心理物理学测试,最后选取可视性相近的52个句子作为视标,结合通用设计原则完成两对比度中文阅读视力表的设计。结论 两对比度汉字阅读视力表其视标之间的可视性相近,视力表设计特点标准科学,具有测量阅读视力、评价阅读行为等用途。     

Fonda-Anderson reading chart for normal and low vision

The purpose of our chart is to show all scientific and practical demands for near-vision testing. Comparable notations of measurement of visual acuity are explained, and the method of conversion from different notations is presented. One side of the chart has continuous, informative text in eight sizes progressing from 4 point to 24 point. The reverse side of the chart shows eight methods for testing visual acuity, namely: samples of the telephone directory, music, words, numbers, symbols, and a reduced distant chart. This side of the chart is designed especially for testing the vision of the partially sighted patient. The type size is designated using five methods of measurements.