Sensitivity and specificity of a visual acuity screening protocol performed with the Lea Symbols 15-line folding distance chart in preschool children

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 807-811

  Bertuzzi, Francesca ^a,d   Orsoni, Jelka Gabriella ^b   Porta, Maria Rita ^b   Paliaga, Gian Paolo ^c   Miglior, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c Strabismus Centre   (Italy)

^d Policlinico di Monza   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnostic validity; Pre literate charts; Preschool screening; Visual acuity deficiency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EYE DISEASE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETINOSCOPY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETINOSCOPY; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISION DISORDERS; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33750613593     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: 16000420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2006.00668.x     Document Type: Article

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