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http://dx.doi.org/10.14479/jkoos.2014.19.2.225

A Relationship between Kinetic Visual Acuity and Contrast Sensitivity  

Shim, Moon-Sik (Dept. of Ophthalmic Optics, Gwangju Health University)
Kang, Hye-Sook (Dept. of Ophthalmic Optics, Gwangju Health University)
Kim, Sang-Hyun (Dept. of Ophthalmic Optics, Gwangju Health University)
Shim, Hyun-Suk (Dept. of Ophthalmic Optics, Gwangju Health University)
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Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society / v.19, no.2, 2014 , pp. 225-229 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The study was to analyze the correlation between kinetic visual acuity (KVA), visual acuity(static visual angle, SVA) and contrast sensitivity. Methods: Ninety-nine undergraduate students studying Ophthalmic Optics were fully corrected by the Topcon CV-3000 Phoropter. The contrast sensitivity was measured for the participants under the photopic condition ($100cd/m^2$) with Vector Vision CSV-1000E at 2.5 meter, while KVA was measured with KOWA AS-4A. The participants were classified into three groups L, M and H depending on the KVA (0.1~0.3, 0.31~0.6 and greater than 0.61, respectively) and were analyzed whether there was the correlation between the contrast sensitivity, visual acuity and refractive error. Results: The KVA was correlated with the contrast sensitivity for 3 cpd (r=0.26), for 6 cpd (r=0.48), for 12 cpd (r=0.38) and 18 cpd (r=0.47). Except for the low frequency of 3 cpd, they all were higher than the one of the SVA and the KVA (r = -0.37). The contrast sensitivity for 3, 6, 12 and 18 cpd was 59.41, 92.22, 38.41 and 14.39 in the group L, respectively. The contrast sensitivity in the group M was 66.03, 108.78, 53.51 and 19.20 and the one in the group H was 70.90, 146.10, 62.90 and 25.33 for 3, 6, 12 and 18 cpd, respectively. Conclusions: The correlation of the contrast sensitivity and the KVA was higher than the one of the contrast sensitivity and the SVA. It can be assumed that the contrast sensitivity will be high if the KVA is high, except for the case for low spatial frequency.
Keywords
Kinetic visual acuity; Contrast sensitivity; Static visual acuity; Static visual angle;
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