Variability of Vernier acuity measurements in untrained subjects of different ages
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Resumo: | The Vernier acuity of 50 normal untrained subjects (20 males and 30 females) was measured by the method of adjustment. Subjects were divided into five age ranges with 10 subjects in each age group: 5-10, 11-20, 21-30, 31-40, and 41-50 years. All subjects had normal visual acuity (20/20) and volunteered to participate in the experiment. Children were selected from a local school and adults recruited from the technical staff of the Department of Ophthalmology of the School of Medicine. Vernier acuity was higher in adults compared to children. Intraindividual variability was high and it was estimated that for most individuals of all age groups a range of 100 to 700 trials was necessary to obtain a mean with a precision of 10%. These results suggest that Vernier acuity variability is an obstacle to its use in clinical settings. |
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Variability of Vernier acuity measurements in untrained subjects of different agesVernier acuityVariabilityAgeThe Vernier acuity of 50 normal untrained subjects (20 males and 30 females) was measured by the method of adjustment. Subjects were divided into five age ranges with 10 subjects in each age group: 5-10, 11-20, 21-30, 31-40, and 41-50 years. All subjects had normal visual acuity (20/20) and volunteered to participate in the experiment. Children were selected from a local school and adults recruited from the technical staff of the Department of Ophthalmology of the School of Medicine. Vernier acuity was higher in adults compared to children. Intraindividual variability was high and it was estimated that for most individuals of all age groups a range of 100 to 700 trials was necessary to obtain a mean with a precision of 10%. These results suggest that Vernier acuity variability is an obstacle to its use in clinical settings.Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica2002-02-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2002000200011Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research v.35 n.2 2002reponame:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Researchinstname:Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica (ABDC)instacron:ABDC10.1590/S0100-879X2002000200011info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAbbud,C.M.M.Cruz,A.A.V.eng2002-02-08T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0100-879X2002000200011Revistahttps://www.bjournal.org/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpbjournal@terra.com.br||bjournal@terra.com.br1414-431X0100-879Xopendoar:2002-02-08T00:00Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research - Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica (ABDC)false |
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Variability of Vernier acuity measurements in untrained subjects of different ages |
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Variability of Vernier acuity measurements in untrained subjects of different ages |
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Variability of Vernier acuity measurements in untrained subjects of different ages Abbud,C.M.M. Vernier acuity Variability Age |
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Variability of Vernier acuity measurements in untrained subjects of different ages |
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Variability of Vernier acuity measurements in untrained subjects of different ages |
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Variability of Vernier acuity measurements in untrained subjects of different ages |
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Variability of Vernier acuity measurements in untrained subjects of different ages |
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Variability of Vernier acuity measurements in untrained subjects of different ages |
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Abbud,C.M.M. |
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Abbud,C.M.M. Cruz,A.A.V. |
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Cruz,A.A.V. |
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Abbud,C.M.M. Cruz,A.A.V. |
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Vernier acuity Variability Age |
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Vernier acuity Variability Age |
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The Vernier acuity of 50 normal untrained subjects (20 males and 30 females) was measured by the method of adjustment. Subjects were divided into five age ranges with 10 subjects in each age group: 5-10, 11-20, 21-30, 31-40, and 41-50 years. All subjects had normal visual acuity (20/20) and volunteered to participate in the experiment. Children were selected from a local school and adults recruited from the technical staff of the Department of Ophthalmology of the School of Medicine. Vernier acuity was higher in adults compared to children. Intraindividual variability was high and it was estimated that for most individuals of all age groups a range of 100 to 700 trials was necessary to obtain a mean with a precision of 10%. These results suggest that Vernier acuity variability is an obstacle to its use in clinical settings. |
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