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Br J Ophthalmol 94:882-885 doi:10.1136/bjo.2009.162750
  • Clinical science

The ‘mirror test’ for estimating visual acuity in infants

Table 1

Equivalent grating, Snellen and mirror distance acuities for different ages

Age (days) Teller acuity (cycles/degree) Snellen acuity equivalent Mirror distance (cm) (fixation/reflected distance (2×)) 95th percentile lower confidence limit (cm)
1.29 (31 h) 0.33 6/540 15.5 (31) 13 (26)
14.1 (2 weeks) 1 6/180 38.2 (76.4) 24.5 (49)
43.7 (6 weeks) 2 6/90 57.2 (115) 37 (74)
79.4 (11 weeks) 3 6/60 72.5 (145) 47 (94)
126 (4.2 months) 4 6/45 85.5 (171) 55.5 (111)
177 (5.8 months) 5 6/36 97.5 (195) 62.5 (125)
*512 (17 months) 10 6/18 147 (294) 93.5 (187)
*2951 (8 years) 30 6/6 279 (558) 180.5 (361)
  • * Extrapolated beyond the age range of the study subjects.

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