长期测试和重新测试临床源测试的可靠性
Mitchell Scheiman1, Aparna Raghuram2, Christina Master3
1Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus at Drexel University, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
概括
这项研究发现,在青少年90天的时间内,性测试是可靠的. 特定的镜步骤大小会对融合接的可靠性产生积极影响,从而提供临床见解.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 视觉科学 视觉科学 视觉科学
背景情况:
- 融合测试对于评估双眼视力障碍至关重要.
- 确定青少年的可靠规范性数据对于临床实践至关重要.
- 在这个年龄组中,度测量的长期可靠性需要进一步研究.
研究的目的:
- 在青少年的对照人群中确定各种源测试方法的长期可靠性.
- 在90天的时间内为接参数提供规范性数据.
- 确定影响年轻个体性测量可靠性的因素.
主要方法:
- 招募了12-17.5岁的健康青少年,他们的双眼视力正常.
- 施用覆盖试验,接近收点 (NPC),阳性和阴性融合点 (PFV / NFV),点设施和点跳跃在基线和90天.
- 使用布兰德-阿尔特曼分析来评估一致性和重复性的一致性限制 (LOA).
主要成果:
- 91名参与者完成了这项研究;98%的人进行了90天的随访.
- 近点 (NPC) 和负融合点 (NFV) 在狭窄的LOA (分别为±2.5和±5.9) 中表现出良好的重复性.
- 积极的融合接点 (PFV),接点设施和接点跳跃显示出更大的LOA (±17.8,±9.8,±16.2),其中5∆镜步骤有助于PFV变化.
结论:
- 结合测试在正常双眼视力的青少年中显示出良好的长期可靠性.
- 这项研究为解释对源障碍的干预提供了有价值的参考值.
- 在镜条中使用5∆步骤显著增加了PFV测量的可变性,这表明需要更小的步骤 (1∆或2∆) 以获得更高的精度.
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