ReviewGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2017
Reading charts in ophthalmology.
Review in Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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40 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 107 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of Interventional Clinical Trial Studies for Gene Therapies for the Inherited Retinal Degenerations (IRDs).Biomolecules · 2021Pooled it
- Effectiveness and Safety of Auricular Acupressure Combined with Periocular Thumbtack Needle Therapy for Premyopic Children: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2026Trial
- A study of prisms and therapy in attention loss after stroke (SPATIAL): A feasibility randomised controlled trial.Clinical rehabilitation · 2023Trial
- Performance and Safety of the Extended Depth of Focus Implantable CollamerClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Trial
- [The new standard for diagnostic near reading charts-DIN EN ISO 7921:2024].Die Ophthalmologie · 2026Review
- Eye-Tracking Assessment of Visual, Oculomotor, and Pupillary Biomarkers During Reading in Parkinson's Disease.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- How Accurate are Our Near Reading Charts? An Assessment of 19 Charts Against ISO Standards.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2026Article
- Recent Developments in Research to Make the World Better for People with Low Vision.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2026Review
- The design of Malay sentences for measuring reading performance for the Radner-UKM Malay Reading Charts.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Early Real-World Outcomes with a Novel Hybrid Full Range of Vision Intraocular Lens.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Visual Function Assessment in Geographic Atrophy: A Review.Clinical & experimental ophthalmology · 2026Review
- Two-Year Follow-Up of the MINI WELL Non-Diffractive Extended Depth-of-Focus Intraocular Lens: A Retrospective Observational Study.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
- Fixation Stability as a Surrogate for Reading Abilities in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Perspective.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Near Visual Acuity Measurements by Community Screeners Using Digital (Peek) Testing Versus Conventional Charts in India.Translational vision science & technology · 2025Article
- Association of Lesion Location and Functional Parameters with Vision-Related Quality of Life in Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-related Macular Degeneration.Ophthalmology. Retina · 2024Article
- Assessment of visual function using mobile Apps.Eye (London, England) · 2024Review
- Effects of brightness variations on a smartphone-based version of Radner reading charts.Eye (London, England) · 2024Article
- Korean version of the MNREAD acuity chart.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Short Italian Wilkins Rate of Reading Test for repeated-measures designs in optometry and neuropsychology.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Visual Acuity Examination Methodology in Keratoconus.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
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Abstract
A new generation of logarithmic reading charts has sparked interest in standardized reading performance analyses. Such reading charts have been developed according to the standards of the International Council of Ophthalmology. The print size progression in these calibrated charts is in accordance with the mathematical background of EN ISO 8596. These reading charts are: the Bailey-Lovie Word Reading Chart, the Colenbrander English Continuous Text Near Vision Cards, the Oculus Reading Probe II, the MNREAD Charts, the SKread Charts, and the RADNER Reading Charts. The test items used for these reading charts differ among the charts and are standardized to various extents. The Bailey-Lovie Charts, MNREAD Charts, SKread Charts, and RADNER Charts are also meant to measure reading speed and allow determination of further reading parameters such as reading acuity, reading speed based on reading acuity, critical print size, reading score, and logMAR/logRAD ratio. Such calibrated reading charts have already provided valuable insights into the reading performance of patients in many research studies. They are available in many languages and thus facilitate international communication about near visual performance. In the present review article, the backgrounds of these modern reading charts are presented, and their different levels of test-item standardization are discussed. Clinical research studies are mentioned, and a discussion about the immoderately high number of reading acuity notations is included. Using the logReading Acuity Determination ([logRAD] = reading acuity equivalent of logMAR) measure for research purposes would give reading acuity its own identity as a standardized reading parameter in ophthalmology.
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