TY - JOUR
T1 - Vision assessment using the NIH Toolbox.
AU - Varma, Rohit
AU - McKean-Cowdin, Roberta
AU - Vitale, Susan
AU - Slotkin, Jerry
AU - Hays, Ron D.
PY - 2013/3/12
Y1 - 2013/3/12
N2 - Vision is a sensation that is created from complex processes and provides us with a representation of the world around us. There are many important aspects of vision, but visual acuity was judged to be the most appropriate vision assessment for the NIH Toolbox for Assessment of Neurological and Behavioral Function, both because of its central role in visual health and because acuity testing is common and relatively inexpensive to implement broadly. The impact of visual impairments on health-related quality of life also was viewed as important to assess, in order to gain a broad view of one's visual function. To test visual acuity, an easy-to-use software program was developed, based on the protocol used by the E-ETDRS. Children younger than 7 years were administered a version with only the letters H, O, T, and V. Reliability and validity of the Toolbox visual acuity test were very good. A 53-item vision-targeted, health-related quality of life survey was also developed.
AB - Vision is a sensation that is created from complex processes and provides us with a representation of the world around us. There are many important aspects of vision, but visual acuity was judged to be the most appropriate vision assessment for the NIH Toolbox for Assessment of Neurological and Behavioral Function, both because of its central role in visual health and because acuity testing is common and relatively inexpensive to implement broadly. The impact of visual impairments on health-related quality of life also was viewed as important to assess, in order to gain a broad view of one's visual function. To test visual acuity, an easy-to-use software program was developed, based on the protocol used by the E-ETDRS. Children younger than 7 years were administered a version with only the letters H, O, T, and V. Reliability and validity of the Toolbox visual acuity test were very good. A 53-item vision-targeted, health-related quality of life survey was also developed.
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U2 - 10.1212/wnl.0b013e3182876e0a
DO - 10.1212/wnl.0b013e3182876e0a
M3 - Article
C2 - 23479542
AN - SCOPUS:84877108813
SN - 0309-1708
VL - 80
SP - S37-40
JO - Unknown Journal
JF - Unknown Journal
IS - 11 Suppl 3
ER -