Is vision screening in 3-year-old children feasible? Comparison between the Lea Symbol chart and the HVOT (LM) chart

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 76-80

  Kvarnstrom G ^a   Jakobsson, Peter ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

3 year old; HVOT (LM) chart; Lea Symbol chart; Positive predictive value; Pre school screening; Testability rate

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HVOT CHART; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEA SYMBOL CHART; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY;

AMBLYOPIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VISION SCREENING; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 14744277408     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2005.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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