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. 2022 Oct 1;140(10):1021-1022.
doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2022.3182.

Comparing Home- and Clinic-Based Visual Acuity Testing

Michael D Crossland  1 , Tessa M Dekker  1 , Pete R Jones  2 , Peter B M Thomas  3
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Comparing Home- and Clinic-Based Visual Acuity Testing

Michael D Crossland et al. JAMA Ophthalmol. .
No abstract available

Plain language summary

This study compares visual acuity testing at home with visual acuity testing in a clinical setting.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: The Home Acuity Test was developed by Drs Crossland and Thomas. They receive no commercial benefit from this test, which is freely available online. Dr Crossland is supported by a grant from Moorfields Eye Charity.

Figures

Figure.
Figure.. Bland-Altman Plot Showing Agreement Between the Home Acuity Test and Clinic Visual Acuity (VA)
Solid line shows mean difference. Dashed lines show ±1.96 standard deviations from the mean. Error bars show 95% CIs on the limits of agreement.
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