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Evaluation of a New Algorithm-Based Approach in Subjective Refraction.

Imene Salah-Mabed¹, Vincent Péan¹, Damien Gatinel¹

¹Department of Anterior Segment and Refractive Surgery, Rothschild Foundation, Paris, France.

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The SiviewExam Expert system provides accurate subjective refractions comparable to expert manual methods. This algorithm-based approach shows no significant differences in refractive error measurements across a large patient population.

Area of Science:

Ophthalmology
Optometry
Medical Technology

Background:

Subjective refraction is crucial for determining precise optical correction.
Traditional manual refraction relies on expert skill and can have inter-examiner variability.
New algorithm-based systems aim to standardize and improve the accuracy of subjective refraction.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate a novel algorithm-based subjective refraction system, SiviewExam Expert.
To compare its refractive outcomes against those of a professional expert using a standardized manual method.
To assess the system's performance on a large and diverse patient population.

Main Methods:

Prospective comparison of two subjective refraction methods: manual expert refraction and the SiviewExam Expert system.

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Inclusion of 107 patients with a wide range of refractive errors (mean SE -2.10 ± 3.37 D).

Analysis of outcomes using power vector analysis (M, J0, J45) and comparison of limits of agreement with established inter-examiner variability.

Main Results:

No statistically significant bias was observed between the SiviewExam Expert system and expert manual refraction for M, J0, and J45 components.
The limits of agreement for M, J45, and J0 were significantly lower than the expected inter-examiner variability (0.7 D).
The SiviewExam Expert system's generated report was deemed accurate by the expert in 100% of cases.

Conclusions:

The SiviewExam Expert system demonstrates comparable clinical accuracy to expert manual subjective refraction.
The algorithm-based approach offers a reliable method for subjective refraction across a broad spectrum of ametropias.
This technology has the potential to standardize and enhance the efficiency of refractive error assessment.