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Pinhole Test

Aka: Pinhole Test

Indications
1. Decreased Visual Acuity in children
2. Differentiates Refractive Error from other defects
  1. Example: Amblyopia
Technique
1. Check vision initially with eye charts per age
  1. See Pediatric Vision Screening for appropriate tests
2. Perform Pinhole Test if vision <20/20
  1. Test each eye individually
  2. Child repeats eye chart while looking through pinhole
Interpretation
1. Pinhole significantly improves vision
  1. Suggests Refractive Error
2. Pinhole does not improve vision
  1. Suggests Amblyopia or other non-refractive cause

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This page was written by Scott Moses, MD, last revised on 10/21/2007 and last published on 5/18/2012.

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