/Objectives: Vestibular disorders can have functional consequences for children, including balance and gross motor delays, academic difficulties and behavioral manifestations; however, they are frequently undiagnosed in children. The purposes of this study were to evaluate the feasibility and clinical utility of performing a non-instrumented dynamic visual acuity (DVA) test as a primary screening tool for children...
Non-instrumented DVA testing may be a feasible, low-cost screening tool for vestibular dysfunction in children as young as age 2; clinicians working in pediatric balance assessment should evaluate whether to integrate it into their protocol, pending validation data from this study.
Vestibular disorders in children are frequently underdiagnosed; a practical, instrument-free screening test could meaningfully expand early detection in audiology and ENT pediatric practice.
- 01Non-instrumented DVA testing was evaluated in children aged 2–13 for vestibular screening.