Age factor affects reading acuity and reading speed in attaining text information [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019 AIM: To investigate the effect of age on reading acuity and reading speed in attaining text information in healthy eyes. METHODS: Reading acuity, critical print size, reading speed and maximum reading speed were measured in groups of 40 children (8 to ...
Ai-Hong Chen +2 more
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Simulation of Thalamic Prosthetic Vision: Reading Accuracy, Speed and Acuity in Sighted Humans [PDF]
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2014 The psychophysics of reading with artificial sight has received increasing attention as visual prostheses are becoming a real possibility to restore useful function to the blind through the coarse, pseudo-pixelized vision they generate.
Milena eVurro +4 more
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Impact of levodopa and deep brain stimulation on visual impairments in Parkinson’s disease [PDF]
Clinical Parkinsonism & Related DisordersBackground: Parkinson’s disease (PD) often causes visual changes that impair visuospatial processing, reading speed, and contrast acuity, impacting patients’ quality of life.
Sana Aslam +9 more
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VI-OCR: “Visually Impaired” optical character recognition pipeline for text accessibility assessment [PDF]
Scientific ReportsLow vision adversely impacts daily activities, particularly reading. However, quantifying text accessibility for different levels of low vision is challenging, leading to product designs that often overlook the vision status of low vision readers.
Qingying Gao +4 more
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Selecting measures of visual function to classify diabetic retinopathy status: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMJ Open OphthalmologyAim To identify combinations of up to three visual function tests with the best performance for classifying diabetic retinopathy (DR) severity stage. To describe in detail the measurements from a comprehensive set of visual function tests.Methods 1901 ...
Usha Chakravarthy +6 more
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A systematic review of reading tests [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 Adequate near and intermediate visual capacity is important in performing everyday tasks, especially after the introduction of smartphones and computers in our professional and recreational activities.
Panagiota Ntonti +6 more
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Simulating Visibility and Reading Performance in Low Vision
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2021 PurposeLow vision reduces text visibility and causes difficulties in reading. A valid low-vision simulation could be used to evaluate the accessibility of digital text for readers with low vision.
Ying-Zi Xiong +4 more
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Vision rehabilitation using microperimetric biofeedback training in age-related macular degeneration [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 AIM: To determine the impact of microperimetric biofeedback training (MBFT) on the quality of vision in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Sri Hudaya Widihastha +5 more
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Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi, 2022 Objectives:To compare reading parameters measured with the Turkish version of the Minnesota Low Vision Reading Test (MNREAD-TR) printed acuity chart and the tablet application version of the same test for both normally sighted and low-vision individuals ...
Deniz Altınbay +2 more
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Visual Aspects of Reading Performance in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)
Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 People with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) report vision-related reading difficulty, although this has not been demonstrated objectively.
Rachel L. Wilson +3 more
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