Application of functional visual acuity in ophthalmology / 中华实验眼科杂志

ABSTRACT

Since functional visual acuity(FVA) was put foward,it is regraded as a kind of functional vision examination which can well reflect an individual' s performance in relation to certain daily activities involving visual tasks,the concept and the measurement is updating with the progress of technology.This examination was first applied in the patients with dry eye,and now it's applicable to detect and evaluate the refractive error,cataract,retinal pathological changes,or the eyedrops' use,and it can provide evidences for the early dignosis or the effects of thraphy of some ocular disease.In this paper,an introduction of the concept,methods and system of FVA,the clinical application of FVA in dry eye,refractive error,cataract,and in patients with fundus diseases and the research progress were reviewed.