Open AccessImplementation of a Novel Near Visual Acuity Chart in an Emergency Department Setting
Author(s) -
James Wu,
Alexis Visotcky,
Aniko Szabo,
Stephen Eyler,
Peter Siegmann,
Gregory J. Griepentrog,
Clinton Warren,
Dennis P. Han
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal for healthcare quality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.374
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1945-1474
pISSN - 1062-2551
DOI - 10.1097/jhq.0000000000000242
Subject(s) - technician , emergency department , medicine , chart , pinhole (optics) , visual acuity , report card , optometry , medical emergency , ophthalmology , psychology , psychiatry , pedagogy , statistics , physics , mathematics , optics , electrical engineering , engineering
The quality of visual acuity (VA) measurement in emergency department (ED) settings can be affected by patient immobility and lack of standardized testing conditions. We implemented a previously validated, novel VA chart, the Runge Sloan letter near card, in a hospital ED and evaluated its impact on frequency and consistency of VA testing.