IT is well known that different types of test object will give different measures of acuity in terms of the size of the angle subtended at an observer's eye by the critical detail in the test object. Acuity of an average observer may vary from 1" arc, the thickness of a single black line just discernible on a white background, to about 1' arc, the size of a gap in a black ring viewed on a white...

V isual acuity is an important measure for assessment of visual function. While there are many charts available to test visual acuity, there is lack of consistency in the methods of testing and methods of reporting visual acuity that may make comparisons difficult between visual outcomes among different published studies. In our opinion, most US ophthalmologists are familiar with the Snellen no...

PURPOSE Infantile nystagmus syndrome (INS) can be idiopathic or associated with ocular or systemic disease. The ocular oscillation of INS directly contributes to loss of visual acuity. In this study, visual acuity development in patients with INS was examined. METHODS Children with INS were classified as having idiopathic INS (n = 84) or INS with an associated sensory deficit: INS and albinis...

Vision contributes to upright postural control by providing afferent feedback to the cerebellum. Vision is generally classified into central and peripheral vision, but little is known about the respective role of central and peripheral vision for postural control with different visual acuity levels. This study examined the influence of visual acuity and visual field conditions on upright postur...