Validity of the +1.50 plus lens screening test as a predictor of uncorrected moderate hyperopia.
Shelley HopkinsAlex A BlackSonia L WhiteJoanne M WoodPublished in: Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) (2019)
The plus lens test has low sensitivity for detecting uncorrected hyperopia using traditional cut-offs of 6/9 or better. This raises questions about the role of the plus lens test in school screening batteries.