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VS100 Spot Vision Screener🔗

Table Name ph_ch_vs
Construct Vision
Study Visits V04, V06, V08
Administration Child-specific: Yes
Respondent: Child on Self
Method: HBCD Study staff, in person (Few seconds estimated duration)
Only administered if parent responds NO to eligibility question (“Have you been told that your child cannot see at all?” (i.e., cannot see shadows or distinguish light and dark)
Quality Control
  • Data are reviewed to verify that sites obtain a valid screening outcome (PASS or REFER).
  • The device does not generate results if it is used incorrectly.
Please review the Known Issues & Pending Updates page for updates that may affect data use.

Instrument Details🔗

The VS100 Spot Vision Screener is used to screen for six vision and oculomotor domains - see manufacturer documentation. Screening is conducted according to manufacturer instructions and HBCD study standard operating procedures. The device produces an overall screening result based on age-specific threshold values, as defined by established guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS):

  • PASS: All measured domains fall within age-appropriate thresholds
  • REFER / COMPLETE EYE EXAM RECOMMENDED: One or more domains falls outside acceptable age-appropriate thresholds

The current release includes completion status and overall screening results. Release data will eventually include all information recorded by the Vision Screener for each of the six domains, including both the overall screening result (PASS/REFER) and all measurements used to assess vision performance and determine the screening result.

References🔗

Misra, N., Khanna, R. C., Mettla, A. L., Marmamula, S., & Keeffe, J. E. (2021). Agreement and diagnostic accuracy of vision screening in preschool children between vision technicians and spot vision screener. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 69(1), 117–121. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1740_19