Validity and Repeatability of Contour-Based Visotec Distance Stereoacuity Test
Clinical and experimental optometry(2022)
Abstract
Background Clinical devices measuring distance crossed and uncrossed stereopsis are not readily available. Visotec Distance Stereo Test (VDST) is a contour-based device designed to measure both forms of distance stereoacuity. This study assesses the validity and test-retest reliability of the device in comparison to the random dot-based Randot Distance Stereo Test (RDST). Method VDST and RDST were administered to a total of 107 children, that included 51 'normal' and 56 'abnormal' (37 intermittent exotropia and 19 amblyopia) between the ages of 5 and 15 years. Two examiners retested stereoacuities in a sub-set of 62 randomly selected subjects. Stereoacuity was transformed to log scale. 95% limits of agreement were calculated for test-retest reliability. The Bland-Altman plot was used to demonstrate the agreement between the tests and the examiners. Results The mean +/- SD crossed distance stereoacuities using VDST in normal, intermittent exotropia and amblyopic children were 93.1 +/- 43.8, 161.9 +/- 89.8 and 236.3 +/- 122.4 arcseconds, respectively. For uncrossed stereoacuity, these were 104.7 +/- 54.0, 187.6 +/- 89.6 and 265.5 +/- 144.0 arcseconds, respectively. Crossed stereoacuity was significantly better than uncrossed stereoacuity. 95% limits of test-retest agreement for crossed and uncrossed stereoacuities using the VDST were 0.27 and 0.30, respectively. An exact test-retest match using VDST was 84% in normals and 77% in abnormals for crossed and 83% in normal and 74% in abnormal for uncrossed stereoacuities. Conclusion VDST is a reliable, valid and easy-to-administer distance crossed and uncrossed stereoacuity measuring device. Further studies are required to establish the clinical importance of assessing these two forms stereoacuities in relation to various binocular vision disorders.
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Crossed and uncrossed Stereoacuity,Stereoacuity,Visotec Stereo Test
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