The exact estimation of visual acuity by VEP technology: A report of 726 cases of eye injury

Abstract

This study explored the accuracy of using visual evoked potentials (VEP) technology for visual acuity estimation. The enrolled 726 patients with post-traumatic unilateral decrease in visual acuity included the injured eyes served as the experimental group, and the healthy eyes as the control group. The least signal visual angle (LSVA), and amplitude and latency of P₁₀₀ were chosen as test indexes. The results under different experimental conditions were recorded by PRVEP technology. All data collected were processed and analyzed by SPSS software. The results showed that the coincidence between subjective and VEP visual acuity was 96.7% in control group, but there was very significant difference in experimental group. It was concluded that with the regression formulation for the amplitude of P₁₀₀ and vision under LSVA, visual acuity can be estimated more accurately and impartially.

Keywords

clinical forensic medicine / visual evoked potentials / visual acuity, least signal visual angle / amplitude and lateny of P₁₀₀

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