Emmetropization, visual acuity, strabismus development and binocular accommodative response changes among high hyperopic infants followed with partial hyperopic corrections (original) (raw)

2011, Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

have amblyopia. The AAPOS referral criteria was found to have an 85% sensitivity, 95%, specificity, 5% false positive rate, 15% false negative rate, 96% positive predictive value and a negative predictive value of 82%. Discussion: The AAPOS referral criteria for amblyogenic factors are consensus criteria, which utilized the best available data as well as survey results of pediatric ophthalmologists. Conclusions: The AAPOS referral criteria are quite effective, but our study found that they may under-report amblyopia. We will propose potential modifications to the criteria to increase the sensitivity, and lower the false negative rate.