Defining myopia using refractive error and uncorrected logMAR visual acuity >0.3

Title
Defining myopia using refractive error and uncorrected logMAR visual acuity >0.3 from 1334 Singapore school children ages 7-9 years.
Source
British Journal of Ophthalmology. 90(3):362-6, 2006 Mar.

AIM:

To determine the association of spherical equivalent (SE) with low uncorrected visual acuity (VA) along with a proposed definition for myopia using logMAR VA >0.3 as the criteria.

CONCLUSIONS:

The cut-off points of -0.75D and -0.5D in SE refraction are appropriate for the prediction of uncorrected logMAR VA worse than 0.3, which is the criterion for the US common state adult driver licensing standard.