Tablet-based app for screening for CVD in young children

Bosten, Jenny; Álvaro, Leticia; Alvarez, James; Meyer, Brenda; Tang, Teresa; Maule, John; Franklin, Anna

doi:10.1167/19.8.71

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“…The Sussex Color Group has shown their first prototype in the development of which more than 750 children between 4‐7 years of age were evaluated. The test (ColourSpot) was developed as a gamified application for a tablet computer and still needs validation, but the idea seems promising also for clinical application of color vision assessment in the preschool period 31 . The group from Australia has also made progress in developing a tablet‐based color vision test suitable for very young children 32,33 …”

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Color vision testing in children

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2020

Color Research & Application

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Color vision is an important part of visual processing and as such, it often needs to be evaluated in the pediatric population. The information on a child's color vision status can often be a very important additional clue in establishing the correct clinical diagnosis. The basic principles of color vision are discussed in this review, as well as congenital and acquired color vision deficiencies. The emphasis is on the evaluation of color vision, especially clinically applicable color vision tests suitable for testing children above the age of 3 years.

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Color vision testing in children

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2020

Color Research & Application

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“…Other research groups are also exploring similar “gamification” strategies. For example, Bosten et al ( 19 ) describe a tablet-based test to screen for color vision deficiency (CVD) in preliterate children (2–6 years), in which the child reveals characters by correctly selecting colored targets. While, Hosokawa et al ( 20 ) have developed a battery of game-like tests designed to probe various visual functions in a hospital waiting area (contrast sensitivity, visual fields, crowding, multiple object tracking).…”

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Can Psychophysics Be Fun? Exploring the Feasibility of a Gamified Contrast Sensitivity Function Measure in Amblyopic Children Aged 4–9 Years

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Routine assessments of the Contrast Sensitivity Function [CSF] could be useful for the diagnosis and monitoring of amblyopia. However, current CSF measures are not clinically practical, as they are too slow, too boring, and too uncomfortable to sustain a young child's interest. Here we assess the feasibility of a more gamified approach to CSF testing, in which a maximum likelihood psychophysical algorithm (QUEST+) is combined with a largely unconstrained user interface (no fixation target, head restraints, or discrete trials). Twenty-five amblyopes (strabismic, anisometropic, or mixed) aged 4.0-9.2 years performed the gamified CSF assessment monocularly (once per eye). The test required the child to "pop" (press) grating stimuli as they "bounced" around a tablet screen. Head tracking via the tablet's front-facing camera was used to adjust for variations in viewing distance post hoc. CSFs were fitted for each eye, and Area Under the CSF (AUCSF) computed as a summary measure of sensitivity. The results showed that AUCSF measurements were able to separate moderately and severely amblyopic eyes from fellow eyes (case-control effect), and to distinguish individuals with varying degrees of vision loss (dose effect). Even the youngest children exhibited no difficulties completing the test or comprehending what to do, and most children appeared to find the test genuinely enjoyable. Informal feedback from a focus group of older children was also positive, although potential shortcomings with the present design were identified. This feasibility study indicates that gamified, child-friendly vision assessments have promise as a future means of pediatric clinical assessment. Such measures could be particularly valuable for assessing children outside of conventional eye-care facilities (e.g., home-monitoring, school screening).

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Tablet-based app for screening for CVD in young children

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Color vision testing in children

Color vision testing in children

Can Psychophysics Be Fun? Exploring the Feasibility of a Gamified Contrast Sensitivity Function Measure in Amblyopic Children Aged 4–9 Years

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