Table 1 Demographics, characteristics of participants and questionnaire responses.
Sex | 25 males / 17 females | |
|---|---|---|
Age at testing mean ± SD, (range) | 5 years 7 months ± 15 months, (41–113 months) | |
Ocular diagnosis N (%) | Amblyopia | 13 (31) |
Hypermetropia | 13 (31) | |
No ocular disease | 4 (9.5) | |
Astigmatism | 3 (7.1) | |
Nystagmus | 3 (7.1) | |
Myopia | 2 (4.8) | |
Intermittent distance exotropia | 2 (4.8) | |
Infantile cataract | 1 (2.4) | |
Vernal keratoconjunctivitis | 1 (2.4) | |
Do you think you could do the test at home with your child? N (%) | Yes | 40 (97.6) |
No | 1 (2.4) | |
Which of the following devices do you have daily access to at home? (Select all that apply) N (%) | Apple iPad | 18 (23.4) |
Android tablet | 20 (26.4) | |
Android smartphone | 14 (18.2) | |
Apple iPhone | 23 (29.9) | |
Windows smartphone | 2 (2.6) | |
How easy did you find doing the test with your child? N (%) | Very difficult | 0 (0.0) |
Difficult | 1 (2.4) | |
Easy | 21 (51.2) | |
Very easy | 19 (46.3) | |
How helpful would you find the information from a home visual acuity assessment through the course of your child’s treatment? N (%) | Very unhelpful | 0 (0.0) |
Not helpful | 2 (4.9) | |
Helpful | 24 (58.5) | |
Very helpful | 15 (36.5) | |
