title: [The best corrected presenting distance visual acuity in forensic medicine].
abstract: At present the sight impairment evaluation in forensic medicine of China is based on the international classification of disease by WHO in 1973. The main measured indicator is "best corrected visual acuity". It is different from "presenting distance visual acuity" in some situations. In the new blindness and vision loss classification made by WHO in 2003, "presenting distance visual acuity" took the place of the "best corrected visual acuity". In the practice of forensic medicine, "presenting distance visual acuity" can not reflect the real visual acuity duo to the exaggeration or disguise of the wounded. We suggest to use "the best corrected presenting distance visual acuity" instead of "presenting distance visual acuity" in order to avoid the influences of the exaggeration or disguise of the wounded.
authors: Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Institute of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, P.R.China, Shanghai 200063, China. liurj@ssfjd.cn
authors: Rui-Jue
authors: RJ
authors: Liu
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D001766:Blindness / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis; D002681:China; D005104:Expert Testimony; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D058609:Visual Field Tests / Q000592:standards; D014794:Visual Fields; D019987:Persons with Visual Disabilities; D014944:World Health Organization