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We describe a modified version of the Frisby Stereopsis Screening Test which enables a light to be flashed behind the stereo target when the child being tested makes an appropriate pointing or reaching response. The light can be flashed to gain the interest of the child during a training phase in which they are familiarised with the test and its requirements. This phase is then followed by a test phase in which the child is encouraged to demonstrate unaided clear pointing responses to the target to gain a light flash while the plate is held in two or three different positions. This device has proved effective in increasing the chances of administering the test successfully to a sample of 30 very young children (age range 7–23 months).
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Frisby, J., Davis, H. & McMorrow, K. An improved training procedure as a precursor to testing young children with the frisby stereotest. Eye 10, 286–290 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1996.60
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1996.60