Teleophthalmology- Phone based App promising in checking visual aquity in kids
Written By : Dr Satabdi Saha
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2021-01-21 03:15 GMT | Update On 2021-01-21 03:15 GMT
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Researchers have found in a new study that Phone-based application shows promise in checking visual aquity in children especially in the wake of COVID 19 outbreak during restrictions of movements and lockdowns.
The team of researchers pointed out that GoCheck Kids as checked by a family member provided a modest correlation of visual acuity compared to the chart screen and a fair correlation of visual acuity compared to HOTV-Amblyopia Treatment Study protocol, although most were within 1 line. The interesting findings have been published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology.
Withh the recent rise of teleophthalmology due to coronavirus disease, health care needs accurate and reliable methods of checking visual acuity remotely. The ideal method of checking visual acuity at home would be easy to use, accurate, precise, inexpensive (or free), ensure monocular testing and be available to test every single patient and family.
In a recent study ,The visual acuity as measured by the GoCheck Kids application was compared with that of the Amblyopia Treatment Study (ATS) and the authors' clinic protocol.
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