Traditional photoscreener outperformed retinal birefringence scanner in pediatric vision screening study

The Spot Vision Screener, a traditional autorefraction-based photoscreening device, showed greater sensitivity than the Blinq vision scanner, which uses retinal birefringence scanning, for detecting amblyopia and visually significant refractive error (VSRE) in children, according to a study. Participants underwent screening with both devices in randomized order before receiving a comprehensive...