A customised portable LogMAR chart with adjustable chart illumination for use as a mass screening device in the rural population.
J Postgrad Med
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2005 Apr-Jun; 51(2): 112-4, discussion 115
Artículo
en Inglés
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-115435
ABSTRACT
AIM:
To develop a customised, portable, cost-effective (logarithmic minimal angle resolution) LogMAR chart with adjustable illumination for use as a mass vision-screening device in the rural population. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Visual acuity of 100 individuals was evaluated with a customised chart and compared with the standard Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) chart and Snellen's Chart. Bland and Altman analytical techniques were used for analysis.RESULTS:
Test-retest variability of the customised chart was just a one-line difference (95% CI for agreement), and so were the results with the standard ETDRS charts; a variability of 3-line was noted with Snellen's chart. Two-line differences were observed when comparison was made with Standard ETDRS chart and 2 to 3-line differences with Snellen's chart.CONCLUSION:
The customised portable LogMAR chart with adjustable illumination shows less test-retest variability and better agreement with standard ETDRS chart; therefore, it can be used as a mass vision-screening device in rural settings.
Texto completo:
Disponible
Índice:
IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental)
Asunto principal:
Población Rural
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Anciano de 80 o más Años
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Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Selección Visual
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Reproducibilidad de los Resultados
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Servicios de Salud Rural
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Adulto
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio de tamizaje
Límite:
Aged80
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
J Postgrad Med
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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