TY - JOUR
T1 - Success rates in testing monocular acuity and stereopsis in infants and young children
AU - Shute, Rosalyn
AU - Candy, Rowan
AU - Westall, Carol
AU - Woodhouse, J. Margaret
PY - 1990/4
Y1 - 1990/4
N2 - This study demonstrated how success in stereopsis and monocular acuity testing in the under‐fives changes with age. Monocular testing was least successful with 1–2‐year olds, while success with stereopsis testing increased linearly to 100% by 3 years. The differing patterns mean that a reasonable degree of success with one test or the other is likely whatever a child's age. Since the demonstration of either stereopsis or normal monocular acuities rules out the presence of any gross visual anomaly, the age‐appropriate use of the two types of testing will facilitate the early detection of any abnormality.
AB - This study demonstrated how success in stereopsis and monocular acuity testing in the under‐fives changes with age. Monocular testing was least successful with 1–2‐year olds, while success with stereopsis testing increased linearly to 100% by 3 years. The differing patterns mean that a reasonable degree of success with one test or the other is likely whatever a child's age. Since the demonstration of either stereopsis or normal monocular acuities rules out the presence of any gross visual anomaly, the age‐appropriate use of the two types of testing will facilitate the early detection of any abnormality.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1475-1313.1990.tb00966.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1475-1313.1990.tb00966.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 2371058
AN - SCOPUS:0025325541
SN - 0275-5408
VL - 10
SP - 133
EP - 136
JO - Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics
JF - Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics
IS - 2
ER -