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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Ophthalmol.
Sec. Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Volume 4 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fopht.2024.1414417

Comparison of the PlusoptiX A16 and Vision Screener V100

Provisionally accepted
Jorge Jorge Jorge Jorge *Paulo Fernandes Paulo Fernandes
  • CEORLab - Clinical and Experimental Optometry Research Lab; Physics Center of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), Braga, Portugal

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    Clinical relevance: This study compares a novel photoscreening device with a previously validated one in a school-age population. It highlights a tendency of the new device to underestimate myopic spherical equivalent and overestimate hyperopic cases.Purpose: To compare the PlusoptiX A16 and Vision Screener V100 photoscreeners in a study population of school-age children.Methods: One hundred and thirty-three children, with a mean age of 6.4±0.5 years, were evaluated using both the PlusoptiX A16 and Vision Screener V100 photoscreeners. The measurements were taken in random order in a room with diminished ambient lighting.The mean refractive error values for the M component were 0.27 ± 0.67D (PlusoptiX A16) and 0.21 ± 0.58D (Vision Screener V100). For the J0 component, means were 0.16 ± 0.38D (PlusoptiX A16) and 0.06 ± 0.33D (Vision Screener V100) and for theJ45 component the means were 0.03 ± 0.17D (PlusoptiX A16) and 0.06 ± 0.22D (Vision Screener V100). When compared both instruments, statistically significant differences were observed for the M (p=0.017) and J0 (p=0.004) components. The agreement rates between PlusoptiX A16 and Vision Screener V100 across different refractive components were 80.5% for sphere, 82.0% for cylinder, and 40.6% for axis when considering a range of ±0.75 D for sphere and cylinder and ±25.0 degrees for cylinder axis. Simultaneously considering all three conditions, the overall agreement was 73.7%.

    Keywords: Children, vision, Refractive error, Photorefraction, Plusoptix, Vision Screener V100

    Received: 08 Apr 2024; Accepted: 05 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Jorge and Fernandes. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Jorge Jorge, CEORLab - Clinical and Experimental Optometry Research Lab; Physics Center of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), Braga, Portugal

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