Test Instructions

Operation of the CSV-1000

Remote Control

The button at the top of the remote initiates each backlit row of the CSV-1000. Press the button once to light Row A and again to sequentially initiate the backlighting of Row B, C and D. The backlit light level is automatically calibrated and initiates at a light level of 85 cd/m2, the testing light level recommended for vision testing by the National Academy of Sciences and by the US Food and Drug Administration for clinical trials. The digital display indicates when the CSV-1000 is not in proper calibration by repeatedly flashing “88.”

Calibrated Glare Source

If using the CSV-1000HGT, the remote control will have three lower buttons. These buttons control the glare source. Press the right-most button to turn on the glare lights. The glare lights are automatically calibrated at the VectorVision factory to initiate at a specific glare level (2.5 cd/m2) at the eye plane. The digital display at the bottom of the CSV-1000HGT shows the calibrated glare level on a scale from 1 to 100. Each instrument is individually calibrated such that the digital display may show a different number for each device. The calibrated level is typically displayed in the range of 40 to 50 on the digital read out.

The glare level calibrated at the factory is that which is recommended for FDA clinical trials and that is widely used for cataract documentation. (For cataract evaluation, this light level is similar to the BAT medium setting.) The arrow buttons on the left allow the glare level to be increased or reduced from the calibrated level. In some cases, the glare level needs to be adjusted during patient examination. If a glare lights has been adjusted from the calibrated level, the glare level will stay at the new level for 5 minutes and then automatically go off. After that time, if the glare lights are turned on, they will initiate at the calibrated level.

Plotting a Contrast Sensitivity Curve with the CSV-1000

There are four spatial frequencies on the CSV-1000E (four rows of gratings; A, B, C, D).

Testing a Patient

When testing a patient, begin with the left grating in Row A. The patient is asked to identify, for each of the gratings 1-8, the location of the “stripes.” The patient is offered three choices; Top, Bottom or both gratings are blank. Determine the lowest contrast level (i.e. the last grating) in which the patient can correctly identify the location of the “stripes.” Record the results for Row A. Repeat this process for rows B, C and D.

Recording the Results

Each row on the contrast sensitivity test corresponds to a column on the recording form. Within a given row, each number above a grating corresponds to a number on the column of the score pad. (For example, row A – grating 5 corresponds on the score pad to column A – #5). To plot a contrast sensitivity curve, mark in each column, the results for the patient in the corresponding row. Draw a line connecting these results which will create the patients contrast sensitivity curve. The curve below shows an example of the CSV-1000 contrast sensitivity test in which a patient scored 5 in row A, 7 in row B, 6 in row C and 5 in row D. Each eye should be tested separately with best correction.

How to Test and Record Contrast Sensitivity Results

How to Switch Test Faces

CSV-1000 Remote Control