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{"title":"Impact of strabismus and binocular dysfunctions in the developmental eye movement test and test of visual perception skills: A multicentric and retrospective study","authors":"Marc Argilés ,&nbsp;Joan Gispets ,&nbsp;Núria Lupón ,&nbsp;Bernat Sunyer-Grau ,&nbsp;Cristina Rovira-Gay ,&nbsp;Marta Pérez-Ternero ,&nbsp;Marina Berta-Cabañas","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.04.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.04.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>To compare the performance in the Developmental Eye Movement test (DEM) and the Test of Visual Perceptual Skills (TVPS) between three groups: individuals with strabismus and amblyopia, patients with binocular and accommodative dysfunctions, and subjects with normal binocular and accommodative function.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A multicentric, retrospective study including 110 children aged 6–14 years old was conducted to investigate the potential impact of strabismus, amblyopia, and different binocular conditions in DEM results (adjusted time in vertical and horizontal parts) and TVPS (percentiles in the seven sub-skills).</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>No significant differences were found in the different subtests of the vertical and horizontal DEM and all the sub-skills in the TVPS between the three groups of the study. We found high variability of performance in the DEM test between participants with strabismus and amblyopia compared with binocular and accommodative problems.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>DEM and TVPS scores have not been found to be influenced by the presence of strabismus with or without amblyopia, nor by binocular and accommodative dysfunctions. A slightly correlation tendency with horizontal DEM and degree of exotropia deviation was observed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"16 4","pages":"Pages 277-283"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/f9/9d/main.PMC10518761.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9410874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Who cites optometry journals?","authors":"Nathan Efron ,&nbsp;Philip B. Morgan ,&nbsp;Lyndon W. Jones ,&nbsp;Jason J. Nichols","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.05.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.05.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>This work seeks to identify the most impactful journals, papers, authors, institutions, and countries that cite optometry journal articles.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The Scopus database was searched for papers citing at least one article published in any of the 18 optometry journals included in that database (i.e. ‘optometry articles’). The 10 most highly cited papers that cite optometry journal articles were determined from 82,830 papers found. A h-index for “optometry journal citations” (the h_OJC-index) was derived for each entity in the categories of journals, papers, authors, institutions and countries to serve as a measure of impact.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The h_OJC-index of the body of papers citing optometry journal articles is 370. Papers citing optometry journal articles have themselves been cited 2,054,816 times. <em>Investigative Ophthalmology &amp; Visual Science</em> (h_OJC = 154) is the most impactful journal citing optometry articles and <em>Optometry and Vision Science</em> the most prolific (5310 papers). The most impactful paper citing optometry journal articles (5725 citations) was published in <em>Journal of Clinical Epidemiology</em>. Ophthalmologist Seang Mei Saw (h_OJC = 69) is the most impactful author and optometrist Nathan Efron is the most prolific (288 papers). Harvard University (h_OJC = 127) is the most impactful and UNSW Sydney is the most prolific institution (1761 papers). The United States is the most impactful and prolific nation (h_OJC = 313; 28,485 papers).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Optometry journal articles are cited extensively by optometrists, ophthalmologists, and vision scientists world-wide, as well as authors from a broad spectrum of non-ophthalmic research domains. This work confirms the utility and influence of optometry journals.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"16 4","pages":"Pages 296-304"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/c2/36/main.PMC10518760.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9573755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Efficacy of optometric phototherapy: a systematic review","authors":"Zaíra Cervera-Sánchez,&nbsp;Pilar Cacho-Martínez,&nbsp;Ángel García-Muñoz","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.03.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.03.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>To analyse the scientific evidence about the efficacy of Syntonic phototherapy for producing changes in visual function.</p></div><div><h3>Material and methods</h3><p>A systematic review was performed to obtain studies on the effects of Syntonic phototherapy on vision. A search in health science databases (Medline, Scopus, Web of Science and PsycINFO) for studies published between 1980 and 2022 was conducted in accordance with the principles of Cochrane approach. The search identified 197 articles. Only clinical studies which used the Syntonic phototherapy as a vision therapy for any visual condition were included. Clinical cases and case series were excluded. Following the inclusion criteria, 8 clinical studies met inclusion, 5 of them being pseudo-experimental studies with an equivalent control group and 3 pre-post pseudo-experimental studies. GRADE tool was used to assess the certainty of the evidence of the studies. The GRADE evidence profile for the studies through the Soft table was made to analyse data.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The studies analysed seven outcomes: visual symptoms, functional visual fields, visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, deviation (phoria/tropia), stereopsis and reading abilities. Finding table about results (Soft Table) showed that for all outcomes reviewed, all studies yielded very low certainty of evidence. Results revealed a lack of scientific evidence of the efficacy of Syntonic optometric phototherapy to produce changes in the visual function.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>This systematic review found no consistent evidence for the efficacy of Syntonic phototherapy to cause changes in visual function. There is no scientific evidence to support its clinical use for treating any type of visual anomalies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"16 4","pages":"Pages 305-314"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/c3/38/main.PMC10518764.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9521455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Accuracy and precision of automated subjective refraction in young hyperopes under cycloplegia","authors":"Gonzalo Carracedo ,&nbsp;Carlos Carpena-Torres ,&nbsp;Cristina Pastrana ,&nbsp;María Rodríguez-Lafora ,&nbsp;María Serramito ,&nbsp;Ana Privado-Aroco ,&nbsp;Teresa María Espinosa-Vidal","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.03.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>To assess the agreement between the Eye Refract, an instrument to perform subjective automated refraction, and the traditional subjective refraction, as the gold standard, in young hyperopes under noncycloplegic and cycloplegic conditions.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A cross-section and randomized study was carried out, involving 42 participants (18.2 ± 7.7 years, range 6 to 31 years). Only one eye was chosen for the analysis, randomly. An optometrist conducted the refraction with the Eye Refract, while another different optometrist conducted the traditional subjective refraction. Spherical equivalent (M), cylindrical components (J0 and J45), and corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) were compared between both refraction methods under noncycloplegic and cycloplegic conditions. A Bland-Altman analysis was performed to assess the agreement (accuracy and precision) between both refraction methods.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Without cycloplegia, the Eye Refract showed significantly lower values of hyperopia than the traditional subjective refraction (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.009), the mean difference (accuracy) and its 95% limits of agreement (precision) being -0.31 (+0.85, -1.47) D. Conversely, there were no statistical differences between both refraction methods under cycloplegic conditions (<em>p</em> ≥ 0.05). Regarding J0 and J45, both refraction methods manifested no significant differences between them under noncycloplegic and cycloplegic conditions (<em>p</em> ≥ 0.05). Finally, the Eye Refract significantly improved CDVA (0.04 ± 0.01 logMAR) compared with the traditional subjective refraction without cycloplegia (<em>p</em> = 0.01).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The Eye Refract is presented as a useful instrument to determine the refractive error in young hyperopes, the use of cycloplegia being necessary to obtain accurate and precise spherical refraction.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"16 4","pages":"Pages 252-260"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/e1/41/main.PMC10518767.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9252602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Concussion and vision screening","authors":"Christopher Koch,&nbsp;Toner Neros","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.04.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.04.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"16 4","pages":"Pages 315-316"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/d7/28/main.PMC10518758.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9613821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reading performance in Portuguese children from second to tenth grade with the MNREAD reading acuity test","authors":"Karthikeyan Baskaran ,&nbsp;Aurélie Calabrèse ,&nbsp;Laura Hernandez-Moreno ,&nbsp;Diana Santos ,&nbsp;Antonio Filipe Macedo","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.05.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.05.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>To assess reading performance and report normative values for normal sighted Portuguese schoolchildren using the Portuguese version of the MNREAD reading acuity chart.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Children in the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th^, and 10th grade in Portugal were recruited for this study. One hundred and sixty-seven children from 7 to 16 years of age participated. The Portuguese version of the printed MNREAD reading acuity chart was used to measure reading performance in these children. The non-linear mixed effects model with negative exponential decay function was used to compute maximum reading speed (MRS) and critical print size (CPS) automatically. Reading acuity (RA) and reading accessibility index (ACC) were computed manually.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The mean MRS in words-per-minute (wpm) for the 2nd grade was 55 wpm (SD = 11.2 wpm), 104 wpm (SD = 27.9) for the 4th grade, 149 wpm (SD = 22.5) for 6th grade, 172 wpm (SD = 24.6) for 8th grade and 180 wpm for the 10th grade (SD = 16.8). There was a significant difference in MRS between school grades (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.001). Participants’ reading speed increased by 14.5 wpm (95% CL: 13.1–15.9) with each year of increase in age. We found a significant difference between RA and school grades, but not for CPS.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>This study provides normative reading performance values for the Portuguese version of the MNREAD chart. The MRS increased with increasing age and school grade, while RA shows initial improvement from early school years and gradually stabilizes in the more mature children. Normative values for the MNREAD test can now be used to determine reading difficulties or slow reading speed in, for example, children with impaired vision.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"16 4","pages":"Pages 261-267"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10518766/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9642947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Letter to the Editor - Reply to Mr. Hytowitz","authors":"Liat Gantz ,&nbsp;Dinah Paritzky ,&nbsp;Mark Rosenfield","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.01.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.01.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"16 4","pages":"Page 318"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/56/48/main.PMC10518756.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10602820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Validation of the DYOP visual acuity test","authors":"Liat Gantz ,&nbsp;Dinah Paritzky ,&nbsp;Inbar Wunch ,&nbsp;Andrew H. Kageyama ,&nbsp;Nadav Wolf ,&nbsp;Christina Cherny ,&nbsp;Mark Rosenfield","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2022.09.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.optom.2022.09.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>The dynamic optotype (DYOP) visual acuity (VA) test is based on motion detection rather than element resolution and has been proposed for routine clinical assessment. This investigation examined the validity, inter- and intra-session repeatability and subjective preference for the DYOP versus a static letter chart and examined its utility in detecting astigmatic defocus.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>VA of 103 participants was measured three times with the letter and DYOP charts and repeated within two weeks in 75 participants who also rated their subjective experience. The VA of 29 participants was measured using DYOP, letter, Landolt C, and Tumbling E charts, with habitual correction and astigmatism induced with +1.00, +2.00 or +3.00 cylinders at 45, 60, 90 and 180°.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The charts differed by a mean of 0.02 logMAR, with 81% of the measurements within one line of acuity. Inter-session, intraclass correlation coefficients, within-subject SD and repeatability were 0.03 logMAR, 0.95, 0.11 and 0.30 versus 0.01 logMAR, 0.92, 0.15 and 0.42 for the DYOP and letter charts, respectively. The DYOP was significantly more frustrating (1.79 vs.1.36), with 59% preferring the letter chart. The DYOP was least affected by induced astigmatism.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The DYOP and letter charts differed significantly in their mean values with wide limits of agreement. DYOP had better within-subject SD and narrower limits of agreement between sessions, though clinically insignificant, and performed significantly worse for the detection of uncorrected astigmatism. Thus, it is difficult to recommend this test for the clinical determination of refractive error.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"16 4","pages":"Pages 268-276"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/01/1b/main.PMC10518763.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40696671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevalence of refractive error in Portugal – A systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"Vera Lúcia Alves Carneiro PhD,&nbsp;José Manuel González-Méijome PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2022.07.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.optom.2022.07.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>The aim of this study was to systematically review and meta-analyse epidemiological data of refractive error prevalence in Portugal.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A structured search strategy and systematic literature review was applied to multiple databases, such as MEDLINE/PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar, official organizations and academic repositorium's, to identify all relevant epidemiological studies in Portugal until February 2021. The outcome measure was the prevalence of refractive error among the Portuguese population. The events and sample size were entered as raw data and the effect size parameters were computed by Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Software.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A total of 9 studies were pooled for the meta-analysis. The fixed effects model points to an estimated effect size of 43% (95% CI: 41.9–44.1%). However, the statistics of heterogeneity (Q-value <em>p</em> &lt; 0.001; I-squared =99.344) showed very high heterogeneity among studies and recommends using a random-effects model. The random effects model points to an estimated effect size of 31.9% (95% CI: 19.8–47.0%) prevalence of refractive error in the Portuguese population.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>A prevalence of refractive error in Portugal of 31.9% (95% CI: 20.0–47.0%) can be considered as a conservative approach to the real burden of this condition. However, it translates into at least 2 to 4.5 million Portuguese individuals with a refractive error. The high heterogeneity between studies, the wide estimate and the random effects involved demonstrate the need for more studies and consistent sources to obtain narrower estimates.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"16 3","pages":"Pages 182-188"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/a7/3a/main.PMC10323180.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9750462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effectiveness of online learning in improving optometry student's reflective abilities","authors":"Ravid Doron ,&nbsp;Rachel Eichler ,&nbsp;Vidyut Rajhans","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2022.10.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.optom.2022.10.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>Optometry education strives to develop competencies required for reflective practice in its pupils. The forced changes in academia during COVID-19 pandemic, rapid switching to online methods imposed serious challenges on the training of reflective skills. We hypothesize that the synchronous online sessions of case-based reflections are effective in imparting training for reflective practice in optometry students.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A prospective study was done with planned, synchronous, online, small group workshops for case-based reflections through the second year of optometry program during ‘introduction to patient care’ course. The reflective competencies were measured with a modified Groningen Reflection Ability Scale (GRAS) at the beginning and towards conclusion. Data was analysed with Mann-Whitney one tail test and qualitative thematic methods.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Total of 104 students participated in the study. The aggregate score showed significant improvement (p&lt;0.05) in students’ reflective ability. A rising trend was seen in each component namely self-reflection, empathetic and communication reflections.</p></div><div><h3>Discussions</h3><p>The results demonstrate that the reflective skills can be developed using virtual patient experiences, case-based reflective practices conducted in synchronous small group workshops in online mode. Students perceived it as useful activity in developing themselves as healthcare professionals.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"16 3","pages":"Pages 199-205"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/11/0c/main.PMC9666351.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9735147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}