Visual Impairment Screening Assessment (VISA) tool: pilot validation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To report and evaluate a new Vision Impairment Screening Assessment (VISA) tool intended for use by the stroke team to improve identification of visual impairment in stroke survivors.

Design

Prospective case cohort comparative study.

Setting

Stroke units at two secondary care hospitals and one tertiary centre.

Participants

116 stroke survivors were screened, 62 by naïve and 54 by non-naïve screeners.

Main outcome measures

Both the VISA screening tool and the comprehensive specialist vision assessment measured case history, visual acuity, eye alignment, eye movements, visual field and visual inattention.

Results

Full completion of VISA tool and specialist vision assessment was achieved for 89 stroke survivors. Missing data for one or more

SUBMITTER: Rowe FJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5855179 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature