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. 2017 Jul 9;7(7):e014866. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014866

Table 4.

Effectiveness in referral for refractive errors or amblyopia using the lowest fifth percentile UCVA cut-off criteria

Sensitivity, n/N (%) Specificity, n/N (%) PPV, n/N (%) NPV, n/N (%)
Refractive errors
 Myopia 112/319 (35.1) 967/1287 (75.1) 112/432 (25.9) 967/1174 (82.4)
 Hyperopia 43/84 (51.2) 1133/1522 (74.4) 43/432 (10.0) 1133/1174 (96.5)
 Astigmatism 252/518 (48.6) 908/1088 (83.5) 252/432 (58.3) 908/1174 (77.3)
 Anisometropia 26/59 (44.1) 1141/1547 (73.8) 26/432 (6.0) 1141/1174 (97.2)
 All 301/762 (39.5) 713/844 (84.5) 301/432 (69.7) 713/1174 (60.73)
Amblyopia
 AAO definition
  Unilateral amblyopia 11/14 (78.6) 1171/1601 (73.1) 11/432 (2.5) 1171/1174 (99.7)
  Bilateral amblyopia 14/15 (93.3) 1173/1591 (73.7) 14/432 (3.2) 1173/1174 (99.9)
 All 25/29 (86.2) 1170/1577 (74.2) 25/432 (5.8) 1170/1174 (99.7)
 COS definition 26/30 (86.7) 1170/1576 (74.2) 26/432 (6.0) 1170/1174 (99.7)

AAO, American Academy of Ophthalmology; COS, Chinese Ophthalmological Society; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value; UCVA, uncorrected visual acuity.