LAB 3: LV Visual Acuity

LV Preliminary & Specialty Testing

Please bring the following equipment with you:  The following materials will be available in lab:
1) Trial frame 1) Simulator lenses
2) Full trial lens kit 2) ETDRS distance VA chart
3) Tape measure/Ruler  3) Feinbloom distance VA chart
4) Lighthouse continuous text chart  4) MNREAD near acuity chart
5) Calculator 5) D-15 Color vision test
6) Bring your glasses** 6) Farnsworth-Lantern color vision test
7) Vision disk
8) MARS contrast sensitivity test

Part I: LV Visual Acuity

Acting patient: You will have your visual acuity tested. Use simulators provided.
Acting Doctor: Perform the following tests. Refer to reference notes for step-by-step instructions

1. ETDRS distance VA chart

Measure your patient’s distance visual acuity OD, OS, OU. Record result on LV exam form.

2. Feinbloom distance VA chart

Re-test distance visual acuity OD, OS, OU. Record result on LV exam form.

3. Lighthouse continuous text near VA card

Measure your patient’s near visual acuity OU only at patient’s habitual working distance. Record
result on LV exam form.

Part II: LV Preliminary & Specialty Testing

Acting patient: Use simulators provided.
Acting Doctor: Perform the following tests. Refer to reference notes for step-by-step instructions

Rotate through the different testing stations with your partner.

4. Dynamic Vision Disk test

Perform Vision Disk OD, OS. Record result on LV exam form.

5. Dynamic Amsler grid test

Perform Vision Disk OD, OS. Record result on Amsler grid sheet.

6. MARS Contrast Sensitivity test

Perform Contrast Sensitivity OD, OS. Record result on Contrast Sensitivity form. Interpret result.

7. Color Vision #1 Farnsworth D-15 or PV-16 (jumbo D-15) test

Perform Color vision test OU. Record result on D-15 form

8. Color Vision #2 Farnsworth-Lantern test

Perform Farnsworth D15 color vision test OU. Record result on Farnsworth-Lantern form.
9. Switch roles. Repeat above steps.

10. (Group exercise) MNRead acuity reading performance test

This exercise will be done as a whole group. Record result on MNRead form.

11. Have instructor verify all your work, obtain signature prior to leaving lab.

12. Complete post-lab assignment.