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Visual AcuityAka: Vision Screening

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  1. See Also
    1. Refractive Error
    2. Vision Loss
  2. Exam: Distance Vision
    1. Vision with each eye individually and together
    2. Appropriate chart (usually 10 foot distance to chart)
      1. Snellen Letters (6 years and older, adults)
      2. Snellen Numbers (Non-english speaking or illiterate)
      3. Tumbling E (Children ages 3 to 5 years)
      4. HOTV (Children ages 3 to 5 years)
      5. Picture Tests (Childen ages 3 to 5 years)
    3. Myopia suggested if Vision improves with pinhole
    4. If vision less than 20/200, assess best vision with:
      1. Finger Counting (CF) at 1 foot and at 6 inches
      2. Hand Movements (HM)
      3. Light perception (LP)
      4. No light perception (NLP): total blindness
  3. Evaluation: Indications for referral to eye care specialist
    1. Indications for adults
      1. See Preventive Eye Examination for screening guidelines (e.g. Glaucoma)
      2. Uncorrected vision <20/50 or
      3. One line difference (on Snellen Chart) between eyes
    2. Indications for children
      1. Age 3-5: Either eye worse than 10/20 or 20/40
      2. Age >5: Either eye worse than 10/15 or 20/30
      3. Two line difference between eyes
        1. Example: OD 20/25 and OS 20/40
      4. Reference
        1. (2003) Pediatrics 111:903
  4. Exam: Near Vision
    1. Not generally screened
    2. Presbyopia occurs after age 40 years
  5. Exam: Refraction
    1. Performed by Optometry or Ophthalmology
    2. Measures optical error of eyes to prepare lenses

Visual Acuity (C0042812)

Definition (MSH)Acuteness or clearness of vision, especially of form vision, which is dependent mainly on the sharpness of the retinal focus.
ConceptsClinical Attribute (T201)
MSHD014792
EnglishResolving power of eye, VA - Visual acuity, Visual Acuities, Visual Acuity
Spanishagudeza de la vision, agudeza visual, poder de resolucion del ojo
Parent ConceptsVisual Perception (C0042830), Vision (C0042789), Ambiguous concept (C1274012), Vision observable (C1532866)
SourcesAOD, CSP, LCH, LNC, MSH, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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