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Clinical Measurement
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ofStereoacuity
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MichelleBuckland andNickFogt
8.1 Introduction
Depth perception can be derived from both mon­ocular and binocular cues. The term stereopsis, used throughout this chapter, refers to depth per­cepts from binocular vision. Stereopsis can be used to determine the relative depths of objects and is considered the highest form of binocular cooperation [1]. Stereoacuity is the smallest amount of disparity that results in accurate esti­mates of relative depth. In this chapter, we dis­cuss many of the clinical tests of stereopsis and stereoacuity currently in use. The methodology of the tests, the normative data from these tests, and the clinical signicance of these tests will be described.
8.2 History
Corresponding retinal points are those that have perceptually identical visual directions [2]. For example, in an individual with normal binocular vision, the fovea in one eye corresponds to that in the other eye. Absolute binocular retinal dispar­ity, the stimulus for fusional vergence, is created when an object is at a different distance than that
at which an individual is xating. Relative bin­ocular disparity is created when objects at differ­ent distances from the observer project to different sets of retinal coordinates. The relative disparity can be used to recover the relative depths of objects and is relied upon in clinical tests of stereoscopic depth perception or stereoacuity.
While many investigators have contributed to our current understanding of stereoscopic vision, only a few will be mentioned here. For a com­plete history, see Howard and Rogers [2]. Alhazen described corresponding retinal points. Aguilonius named and provided an early concep­tion of the horopter, now understood as the locus of points in space that projects to corresponding retinal points (Fig. 8.1). Points on the horopter have zero (absolute) disparity. Stereoscopic thresholds for two visual stimuli are increased when these stimuli are moved further from the horopter. Referring to Fig.8.1, an equation to cal- culate the angular disparity (n) of an object (in radians) relative to the xation point is as follows:
IPD
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2
M. Buckland (*) · N. Fogt The Ohio State University College of Optometry, Columbus, OH, USA e-mail: buckland.14@osu.edu; fogt.4@osu.edu
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2024 T. Das, P. Satgunam (eds.), Ophthalmic Diagnostics, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0138-4_8
where IPD is the interpupillary distance, Δd is the distance between the xation point (where the eyes are converged) and the object, and d is the distance from the eyes at which the eyes are converged [2].
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Fig. 8.1 The horopter represented as the Vieth-Müller circle. Point U has uncrossed (absolute) disparity, and point C has crossed (absolute) disparity relative to the F (xation point). IPD Interpupillary distance
Later, Vieth and Müller independently described the shape of the horizontal horopter as a circle (the Vieth-Müller circle), although empir­ically, it is known that the shape of the horopter deviates from this circle [2]. Shortly thereafter, Wheatstone developed the mirror stereoscope and demonstrated that binocular disparity results in depth perception. Finally, Bela Julesz devel­oped the random dot stereogram, which elimi­nates or greatly reduces monocular cues that could otherwise be used to deduce the presence of a disparity. The random dot stereogram (RDS) has been extensively utilized, both, in research studies and in clinical stereopsis testing.
8.3 Types ofStereopsis Tests
Table 8.1 is a list of common commercially avail­able stereoacuity tests. Note that this list is not exhaustive. Included in this table are the test dis­tances and the mode of stereoacuity testing, namely global (cyclopean) and/or local (contour).
For clinical stereopsis testing, there are so­called real depth or physical depth tests that use targets that physically vary in their distance from
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the observer (e.g., Howard-Dolman stereotest, Frisby stereotest) [3]. The Frisby plates are shown in Fig.8.2. On the other hand, a second group of commonly used printed tests utilize ana­glyphic or polarized stimuli to create dichoptic viewing conditions (e.g., Randot stereotest, Titmus Stereo Fly stereotest, TNO stereotest). The Randot Stereoacuity test is shown in Fig.8.3. Observers wear red/green or polarized lenses for these tests. It has been suggested that anaglyphic stereotargets may underestimate stereopsis per­formance compared to polarized stereotargets [4]. The results of real-depth stereotests do not match those of other types of stereotests, and it has been suggested that real-depth tests measure “different aspects of stereoacuity” compared to polarized and anaglyphic tests [5]. Another method to achieve dichoptic viewing is to use (printed) lenticular technology (e.g., Bernell Evaluation of Stereopsis Test (BEST) and Lang I-R and Lang II-R stereotests). In this method, the observer is not required to wear lenses to see the depth in the single stereogram. Finally, a modern method to achieve dichoptic separation of disparate stimuli is to use 3D shutter glasses that alternately occlude the eyes [6].
With these dichoptic viewing techniques, clin­ical stereotests may assess local (contour) stere­opsis, global (cyclopean) stereopsis, or both local and global stereopsis. Local stereopsis is assessed using dichoptic lines or contours displaced from one another to produce a disparity relative to a binocularly fused object near the disparity stimu­lus. These stimuli contain monocular cues that observers could potentially utilize to detect the relative offset of the monocular images in the dis­parate stimulus. For example, if an observer were to move their head, motion parallax between the disparate images could provide a cue to the pres­ence of the disparate image [7]. In addition, per­fect ocular vergence is not required for tests of local stereopsis. On the other hand, global stere­opsis is assessed using random dot stimuli, in which the brain must correlate matching features of a disparate shape or gure embedded in an array of noncorresponding and fused dots or lines [8, 9]. Monocular features of the disparate stimu­lus are theoretically invisible in random dot
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Table 8.1
Test name Company Unique feature Randot Preschool
Stereoacuity Test
Randot Stereotest (also, a variation including LEA symbols)
Stereo Fly Stereotest/The Fly-S (also, a variation including LEA symbols)
The Buttery-S Vision
Buttery Test (also, a variation including LEA symbols)
Random Dot-S (1, 2)
Random Dot 3-S Vision
Preschool Assessment of Stereopsis with a Smile (PASS Test)
Lang Stereotests (1-R & 2-R)
Bernell Evaluation of Stereopsis Test (BEST)
TNO Lameris
Frisby Near Stereotest 3 plates
Common commercially available stereoacuity tests
Stereo Optical
Stereo Optical
Vision Assessment Corporation (VAC) Stereo Optical
Assessment Corporation (VAC)
Stereo Optical
Vision Assessment Corporation (VAC)
Assessment Corporation (VAC)
Vision Assessment Corporation (VAC)
Lang Stereotest
Bernell Corporation
Ootech Frisby
Stereotests
3 booklets 40cm
5 versions with various test plates
Glasses free 40cm Lang I-R:
Glasses free 40cm Dinosaur: gross
Anaglyphic 40cm
Disparity dependent on test distance glasses free
Viewing distance Available disparities Target type Technology
800–40
40cm
40cm House Fly: gross
40cm Buttery:
40cm Buttery:
40cm
40cm
40cm
30–150cm
Shapes: 500–250 Circles: 400–20 Animals/Shapes: 400–100
stereopsis Circles: 800–40/20 Animals/Shapes: 400–100
2000–600 Circles: 400–20 Shapes: 400–100
2000–700 Circles: 800–40 Animals/Shapes: 400–100
Shapes: 500–63 Circles: 400–12.5 Shapes children: 400–100
Shapes: 900–400 Circles: 160–12.5 Shapes: 400–100 (children)
480–30 depending on the set
1200–400, Lang II-R: 600–200
stereopsis Animals: 400–40
480–60
600–5
RDS Printed
RDS Contour
Contour Printed
RDS Contour
RDS Contour
RDS Contour
RDS Printed
RDS Printed
RDS except Lang II: star viewable monocular (2D)
Contour Lenticular
RDS Printed
Physical Depth
Polarized Vectograph
Printed Polarized Vectograph
Polarized Vectograph
Printed Polarized Vectograph
Printed Polarized Vectograph
Printed Polarized Vectograph
Polarized Vectograph
Polarized Vectograph
Lenticular Screen
Screen
Anaglyph Plate
separation of target
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Table 8.1 (continued)
Test name Company Unique feature The Frisby
Pocket Test
Random Dot E Stereotest
Distance Randot Stereotest
Random Dot Distance Test
Frisby-Davis 2 (FD2)
Bernell Stereo Test Book
Frisby Stereotests
Stereo Optical Vision Assessment Corporation (VAC)
Stereo Optical
Vision Assessment Corporation (VAC)
Frisby Stereotests
Bernell Corporation
Disparity dependent on test distance glasses free
Disparity dependent on test distance
2 targets at each disparity
Disparity dependent on test distance glasses free
Anaglyphic 40cm & 3m Near Contour:
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Viewing distance Available disparities Target type Technology
40–60cm
50cm–16ft
3M
3M
3–6m
340–150
504–52
400–60
400–63
200–5
1500–40 Far Contour 180–60 Random Dot: 800–25
Physical depth
RDS Printed
RDS Printed
RDS Printed
Physical Depth
RDS Contour
Plate separation of target
Polarized Vectograph
Polarized Vectograph
Polarized Vectograph
Plate separation of target
Printed Anaglyph
Fig. 8.2 Frisby Near Stereotest
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Fig. 8.3 Randot Stereotest
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stereograms, although there is some evidence that monocular cues may still be available [10,
11]. Tests of global stereopsis require very accu-
rate oculomotor (vergence) alignment (i.e., bifo­veal xation) to detect the depth of the disparity stimulus [11].
8.4 Neurophysiology ofStereopsis
Many areas of the brain respond to correlated random dot stereograms and can therefore be considered to support stereoscopic depth percep­tion [12]. Both dorsal and ventral portions of the brain are involved in stereopsis, and brain areas V3/V3a are important in processing random dot stereograms. The literature suggests that neural substrates for global and local stereopsis are dif­ferent. For example, disparity detectors in the pri­mary visual cortex are thought to be important in processing global stereopsis but may not be as signicant in processing local stereopsis [13].
8.5 Advantages ofStereopsis
Binocular viewing is advantageous for some tasks compared to monocular tasks. However, these advantages are not necessarily always correlated with stereopsis. Conversely, there is
emerging evidence that stereopsis provides specific advantages in tasks such as hand-eye coordination and adapting to terrain changes while walking [14]. O’Connor and colleagues found that individuals with no global stereo­acuity performed worse on fine motor tasks compared to peers with normal stereoacuity [15]. Finally, reduced stereopsis may contrib­ute to a greater risk of falls in elderly individu­als [16].
Some occupations, such as surgeons, pilots, or architects, may require the applicants to demon­strate a particular level of stereoacuity for licen­sure. These requirements are supported to some extent by studies such as that of Burgess etal. who found that stereoacuity worse than 120 was correlated with reduced surgical performance on an ophthalmic surgical simulator [17]. Al-Saud etal. demonstrated that dentists performed better when stereoscopic cues were available [18].
An emerging area of study is dynamic stere­opsis. This is the ability of individuals to extract motion-in-depth information from changes in retinal disparity over time and changes in the retinal image velocity between the two eyes of an approaching object. Dynamic stereopsis could be of value, for example, in avoiding or intercepting objects, as in driving or sports. It has been shown that individuals who lack static stereopsis may be able to detect the motion of an object in depth [16].
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In summary, studies suggest that stereoscopic depth perception enhances an individual’s quality of life and that recovering stereopsis (in the case of stereoblind individuals) and improving stere­opsis (in individuals with reduced stereopsis) are, therefore, worthwhile goals. Susan Barry describes a particularly compelling example of the impact of obtaining stereopsis in adulthood in her book entitled “Fixing My Gaze.” [12].
8.6 Clinical Usefulness
ofStereoacuity Measurements
Performance on clinical tests of stereopsis can be considered the “best indicator” [19] or the “gold standard” for binocular function, as stereoscopic depth discrimination generally requires good vision, good eye movement control, and properly functioning binocular neural processing [20]. Thus, while stereoscopic discrimination thresh­olds in individuals with a well-functioning visual system are very low (less than 10s of arc), these thresholds are very sensitive to and can be ele­vated by a variety of visual issues.
Saladin has summarized the ocular issues that can negatively inuence stereopsis [19]. Saladin’s list includes reduced contrast sensitivity or blur from uncorrected refractive error or amblyopia, uncompensated horizontal or vertical heteropho­ria resulting in xation disparity, suppression, aniseikonia, fatigue, and age.
Given this extensive list of conditions that could potentially impact stereoscopic thresholds, it seems that tests of stereopsis can be used to screen for several visual disorders. However, some studies doubt the usefulness of stereoacuity testing as a screening tool. For example, Ohlsson etal. concluded that commonly used clinical ste­reoacuity tests (Lang II, Frisby, Randot, Titmus Stereo Fly, TNO) are inadequate in screening for amblyopia and strabismus [21], and Richardson etal. reported that stereoacuity measures in pre­school children were not useful in screening for unilateral vision impairment [22]. On the other hand, there is also evidence to support the ef­cacy of stereoscopic tests in screening for vision
disorders [2325] when performed in combina­tion with other tests [2628]. Prior to discussing these studies, it should be noted that visual de­cits are more likely to negatively affect global stereopsis compared to local stereopsis [7]. Schmidt concluded that the Random Dot E dis­tance stereotest held promise as a (perhaps singu­lar) screening test for detecting vision problems (refractive error, ocular coordination, visual acu­ity) in preschool children [23]. Later, the Vision in Preschoolers (VIP) study group reported sev­eral ndings related to screening preschool chil­dren for visual abnormalities. In one study, this group concluded that in screening preschool children for targeted disorders, including amblyopia, strabismus, signicant refractive error, and unexplained reduced visual acuity, stereopsis tests (Random Dot E and Stereo Smile II) were less sensitive than refractive and acuity measures [27]. In the same study, a direct comparison of the Random Dot E and Stereo Smile II tests showed that the Stereo Smile II test was somewhat more sensitive in detecting vision anomalies. In 2014, the VIP study group demonstrated that preschoolers with no measur­able stereoacuity as assessed with the Stereo Smile II stereoacuity test (now termed the PASS or Pediatric Assessment of Stereopsis with a Smile stereoacuity test; range of disparities 480–60s of arc) were 16.2 times more likely to have a (VIP) targeted vision disorder [26]. In that same study, preschool children who were detected to have a target disorder had a median stereoacuity of 120 s of arc compared to a median value of 60s of arc in children with no target disorder. In 2015, an expert panel pub­lished screening recommendations for children 36–72months of age [28]. These screening rec­ommendations were directed at detecting amblyopia, strabismus, and signicant refrac­tive error. The panel concluded that while tests of monocular visual acuity and instrument­based measures of autorefraction are considered “best practice” screening methods, adding the Stereo Smile II stereotest (i.e., the PASS test) (Fig. 8.4) to these best practice methods may improve the detection of vision anomalies (par­ticularly strabismus).
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Fig. 8.4 Preschool Assessment of Stereopsis with a Smile 2 (PASS 2 Stereotest)
Lastly, stereopsis is reduced to a greater extent in strabismus than in anisometropic amblyopia [14], and this agrees with some (but not all) experimental results demonstrating that screen­ing for strabismus with stereoscopic tests is more effective than screening for anisometropic amblyopia with these tests [21, 25].
As alluded to previously, stereoacuities obtained by different stereotests generally do not match. These discrepancies can be at least partially attributed to differences in the type of disparity employed (global or local) [29], or differences in the method used to achieve dichoptic separation (anaglyphic versus polar­ized) [7], or differences in the method by which the stereoscopic thresholds are assessed (e.g., 2 or 4 alternative forced choice) [30]. Measures of stereopsis can be used to assess the outcome of clinical interventions such as refractive cor­rection, orthoptic training [19, 31], and strabis­mus surgery [16], so it is important that practitioners use the same stereotest in the pre­treatment and posttreatment phases. An addi­tional reason for the differences in results between stereotests may relate to the test–retest variability of these tests [11, 12, 3234]. Values for reliability assessed in this way can be rather low, making it difcult to assess changes in stereopsis brought about by ophthalmic treatment.
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8.7 Technique
8.7.1 General Clinical Instructions forStereoacuity Testing withCommon Static Stereotests
The practitioner should follow the manufactur­er’s instructions for each test. General instruc­tions for practitioners in testing stereoacuity with typical static clinical tests include:
1. Provide proper visual correction for signi-
cant refractive error, as blur from uncorrected refractive error inuences the testing results. Clinically stereoacuity is often performed before refraction. If stereoacuity is absent or reduced initially and a large change in refrac­tive error is subsequently measured, then the stereoacuity testing should be repeated with the best vision correction. This can often occur during the same appointment for older children and adults. For younger children, where inattentiveness could inuence the ste­reopsis test, stereoscopic testing may occur at another appointment.
2. Provide proper illumination by pointing a
stand lamp at the test plates for near stereo­acuity tests. Ensure that there are no shadows or glare on the test plates.
3. Hold the test booklets directly before the
patient and ensure that the vergence posture is appropriate for the test distance.
4. Hold the test still and instruct the patient not
to move their head during testing. Holding the test booklet and the head still helps to avoid monocular parallax.
5. For patients with intermittent strabismus,
measure stereoacuity before any dissociating test, such as monocular visual acuities or cover test [35].
6. For patients with strabismus, perform stereo-
acuity testing at the distance at which the stra­bismus is manifest [36]. Distance stereopsis, for example, is a more useful measurement in cases of divergence excess exotropia than is near stereopsis [37]. For those with normal
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binocular vision, stereoacuity does not tend to vary at different testing distances [38].
7. Because most stereoacuity tests are crossed disparity tests, ask the patient to identify or match the target/gure that is “closer or pop­ping out.”
8. For the Titmus Stereo Fly stereotest, to improve condence that patients are actually seeing the depth from the disparity, consider rotating the test booklet to reverse the direction of the dis­parity or compare the results with glasses that result in different images for the two eyes with the results with glasses that only allow for the same image in the two eyes [16].
8.7.2 Specic Aspects ofClinical
Stereoacuity Testing
Stereopsis develops in children as young as 3months and can reach adult-like levels between 5 [39] and 12years of age [40]. Normative ste­reoacuity data in children can vary according to the clinical stereotest and the patient’s age. A larger interpupillary distance may also be corre­lated with better stereoacuity [2]. For example, a group of age-related values has been reported by Birch etal. for the Randot Preschool Stereoacuity test (Fig.8.5).
The Randot Preschool Stereoacuity test has a high completion rate in preschool patients [41]. However, Read et al. have reported that about one-half of children with binocular issues could
pass the test. The test is no more sensitive in detecting amblyopia than detecting strabismus [42]. The means and lower tolerance limits (dened as the disparity value 2 standard devia­tions from the mean and above which 95% of the population “would be expected to perform” in a particular age-group), as reported by Birch etal. for the Randot Preschool Stereoacuity test (four­book version), are as follows [43]:
• 3years:
• 4years:
• 5years:
• 7–8years:
• 11–18years:
100 Lower limit 400 100 Lower limit 200 60 Lower limit 200 30 Lower limit 60 30 Lower limit 60
These mean values are similar to the age nor­mative values for stereoacuity summarized by Reading et al. who reported norms of approxi­mately 150 for ages 3–4 years, 70 for ages 4–5years, and 40 for ages 5–8years on various stereoacuity tests [3].
Of course, normative stereoacuity values that can be applied across different stereotests are dif­cult to establish. In addition to the aforemen­tioned differences in test design, tests vary in the maximum and minimum disparities included. Further, differences between children also factor into the choice of stereotest administered to a particular patient. For example, a younger child may resist wearing stereoacuity spectacles; thus,
Fig. 8.5 Randot preschool stereoacuity test
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a glasses-free test such as the Lang Stereotest (Fig.8.6) may be preferred, although elimination of monocular cues with spectacle-free tests can­not be guaranteed [11].
For monitoring improvement in binocularity with interventions such as amblyopia treatment, refractive correction, or orthoptic therapy, ide­ally, a stereotest should contain adequate dispar­ity levels to assess changes resulting from treatment [25]. However, assessing changes in stereopsis that result from interventions in young children can be difcult, at least partially because of issues around testability. Testability is broadly dened as a measure of how readily children can complete a test of stereopsis. In general, testabil­ity shows a large range of values (31–81% as cal­culated by O’Connor and Tidbury) until about 5years of age [16].
Assuming normal binocular function for older children and adults, stereoacuity can often be measured to near threshold values. Saladin sug­gests that achieving good scores on stereoacuity testing (15–20) is indicative of a well- functioning accommodation and disparity vergence system and that threshold values >40 are suggestive of visual dysfunction [19].
As a guide for stereoacuity in adults, Piano etal. published normative ranges and upper lim­its of normality for 16–40-year-olds on several stereoacuity tests [44]. These values were as follows:
• Preschool Randot
• Frisby
• Distance Randot
• Frisby-
Davis- 2
• TNO
Median 30
Median 20
Median 60
Median 10
Median 60
Upper limit of normality 70
Upper limit of normality 40
Upper limit of normality 160
Upper limit of normality 25
Upper limit of normality 120
While the list of potential stereoacuity tests is extensive (Table 8.1), a practitioner survey addressing those stereotests used in the British Isles and the USA and Canada found the Frisby stereotest is the most used test in the British Isles for both younger and older pediatric cohorts while the Titmus Stereo Fly and Randot circles/ animals were more commonly used in the USA and Canada [20]. The difference in preferred ste­reotests is likely secondary to disparate recom­mendations from professional organizations in different geographic areas. Global stereopsis indicates that a patient is bifoveally xating and that constant strabismus is unlikely [11, 45], and local stereoacuity thresholds can be more indica­tive of peripheral stereopsis or may be subject to measurement artifacts because of monocular cues [8, 11]. In summary, when choosing a ste­reoacuity test, the clinician must decide which test is appropriate for the situation with regard to patient demographics, the goal of the stereoacu­ity testing (presence or absence of stereopsis vs. threshold testing), and the distance of testing.
Fig. 8.6 Lang Stereotest I and II
8.8 Advancing Technology
Computerized stereo tests continue to be devel­oped. The Senaptec Sensory Station Depth Perception (https://senaptec.com) and the M&S Smart System Tablet (https://www.mstech- eyes.