VisionScienceList: Standard battery of vision tests?

From: Benjamin Backus (backus@CATTELL.psych.upenn.edu)
Date: Tue Jun 19 2001 - 11:05:29 PDT

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    When a new subject/observer is recruited for experiments in my lab, I'd
    like to quickly assess their visual function. Thus I need a set of vision
    tests. Administering these tests would be part of our intake procedure and
    might last 20-30 minutes. Has anyone put thought into creating a good
    sequence of tests? Which tests have proven easy to administer? Has anyone
    written software to administer a sequence of "intake" tests automatically,
    that they'd be willing to share?

    Tests I think I'd like to do:

    Color vision
    Stereo vision
    Perimetry
    Rather than refracting, we'll probably just do:
       Foveal acuity for near targets (with corrected vision)
       Foveal acuity for far targets (with corrected vision)
    Phorias (i.e. eye position bias)

    I will compile responses and post back to this list, with attributions. If
    you know the approximate cost of a commercial test, and contact information
    for the manufacturer, that would be helpful but is not necessary.

    Thank you!
    Ben Backus

    Benjamin T. Backus
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Psychology
    University of Pennsylvania

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