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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2010 Aug;17(4):242–250. doi: 10.3109/09286586.2010.498660

Table 1.

Vision Variables, Normative Values, and Pass/Fail Cut-off Values for Two Visual Impairment Criteria.

Vision Variables “Normal” Values* Visual Impairment Pass/Fail Criteria*
Criterion 1 Criterion 2
High Contrast Acuity 20/20 (0.0 logMAR) 20/40 (>0.30 logMAR) 20/70 (>0.54 logMAR)
Low Contrast Acuity 20/27 (0.12 logMAR) 20/53 (>0.42 logMAR) 20/91 (>0.66 logMAR)
Low Contrast/Low Luminance Acuity 20/40 (0.30 logMAR) 20/80 (>0.60 logMAR) 20/138 (>0.84 logMAR)
Low Contrast Acuity in Glare 20/40 (0.30 logMAR) 20/80 (>0.60 logMAR) 20/138 (>0.84 logMAR)
Contrast Sensitivity 1.85 log units (1.4%) <1.55 log units (2.8%) <1.30 log units (5.0%)
Stereopsis 16 arcsec (pass all 3 plates) >85 arcsec (fail ≥ 1 plate) >320 arcsec (fail all 3 plates)
D-15 Color Vision Color confusion score = 0 Color confusion score ≥30 Color confusion score ≥100
Standard Visual Field 0 errors ≥ 5% errors ≥ 10% errors
Impact of Attentional Task on Field 0 errors ≥ 25% errors ≥ 50% errors
*

Acuity measures are presented in Snellen equivalent and (logMAR). Contrast Sensitivity is presented in log units and % Weber contrast.