[Comparison of the Kolling distance vision stereo-test with current stereo-test procedures]

A new type of stereotest for distant vision (after Kolling) is compared with established stereotests for distant (different types of Zeiss Polatest) and near vision (Titmus, TNO, Lang tests) in a total of 203 patients. The Kolling test is based on the three-rod method in accordance with Helmholtz. The apparatus does not require separation of the visual input of the two eyes. This new stereotest is practice-oriented, quick, easy to understand and gives reliable and reproducible results. The test cannot be completed successfully with monocular viewing, if the head is fixed. The results show a good correspondence between the Kolling test and the Zeiss Polatest using disparate outlined figures. The Zeiss Polatest using random-dot patterns turned out to have the strictest criteria for this purpose of all stereotests. Interestingly enough, subjects performed much better in stereotests for near vision (Titmus, TNO tests) than in those for distant vision (Kolling test, different types of Zeiss Polatest). The widespread use of stereotests of near vision in driving tests is therefore problematic.