Arnold R, Angi M Multifaceted Amblyopia Screening with blinq, 2WIN, and PDI Check. Clin Ophthalmol. 2022 Feb 15;16:411-421. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S349638. eCollection 2022.
Brown S, Rue C, Smith K, Arnold R Extraordinary Dynamic Near Vision in Champion Shotgun Shooters: PDI Check Evaluation of Stereo and Color without Floor Effect. Clin Ophthalmol. 2021 Feb 16;15:575-581. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S298234. eCollection 2021.
Fanlo Zarazaga A, Gutierrez Vasquez J, Pueyo Royo V Review of the main colour vision clinical assessment tests. Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed). 2019 Jan;94(1):25-32. doi: 10.1016/j.oftal.2018.08.006. Epub 2018 Oct 22. English, Spanish.
Mahlen T, Arnold RW Pediatric Non-Refractive Vision Screening with EyeSwift, PDI Check and Blinq: Non-Refractive Vision Screening with Two Binocular Video Games and Birefringent Scanning. Clin Ophthalmol. 2022 Feb 11;16:375-384. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S344751. eCollection 2022.
Smith KA, Arnold AW, Sprano JH, Arnold SL, Arnold RW Performance of a Quick Screening Version of the Nintendo 3DS PDI Check Game in Patients With Ocular Suppression. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2019 Jul 1;56(4):234-237. doi: 10.3928/01913913-20190502-01.
Smith KA, Damarjian AG, Molina A, Arnold RW Calibrated measurement of acuity, color and stereopsis on a Nintendo(R) 3DS game console. Clin Optom (Auckl). 2019 Apr 30;11:47-55. doi: 10.2147/OPTO.S199992. eCollection 2019.
Interventional studies are often prospective and are specifically tailored to evaluate direct impacts of treatment or preventive measures on disease.
Observational studies are often retrospective and are used to assess potential causation in exposure-outcome relationships and therefore influence preventive methods.
Expanded access is a means by which manufacturers make investigational new drugs available, under certain circumstances, to treat a patient(s) with a serious disease or condition who cannot participate in a controlled clinical trial.
Clinical trials are conducted in a series of steps, called phases - each phase is designed to answer a separate research question.
Phase 1: Researchers test a new drug or treatment in a small group of people for the first time to evaluate its safety, determine a safe dosage range, and identify side effects.
Phase 2: The drug or treatment is given to a larger group of people to see if it is effective and to further evaluate its safety.
Phase 3: The drug or treatment is given to large groups of people to confirm its effectiveness, monitor side effects, compare it to commonly used treatments, and collect information that will allow the drug or treatment to be used safely.
Phase 4: Studies are done after the drug or treatment has been marketed to gather information on the drug's effect in various populations and any side effects associated with long-term use.
