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ArticleKorean journal of ophthalmology : KJO2017

Korean Version Self-testing Application for Reading Speed.

Soolienah Rhiu, Moses Kim, Jae Hyung Kim, Hye Jin Lee, Tae Hyung Lim

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Article in Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  2. A systematic review of reading tests.International journal of ophthalmology · 2023
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  5. Near reading speed changes after panretinal photocoagulation in diabetic retinopathy patients: a prospective study using an iPad application for the measurement of reading speed.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2019
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Soolienah RhiuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hwaseong, Korea.
Moses KimRepublic of Korea Air Force 17th Fighter Wing, Cheongju, Korea.
Jae Hyung KimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea. phaco@mailo.cbnuh.or.kr.
Hye Jin LeeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.
Tae Hyung LimHanGil Eye Hospital, Incheon, Korea. limthnet@naver.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study introduces a reading chart application for the iPad tablet in the Korean language and investigates the reading speed in a normal-sighted population according to age group.

methodsSixty-three Korean sentences were selected from textbooks for second grade elementary school students. A commonly used typeface in everyday printed material, "BatangChe," was used. Letter size was presented in logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) 0.0 to 1.0 at 0.1 logMAR steps at a reading distance of 40 cm. A third generation retina display iPad was used to present the chart, and the sentences were presented randomly for each size of letter. The subjects repeated the test silently (reading only) and out loud (reading and speaking) to prevent them from skipping reading words. Pilot testing followed in 65 normal vision adults under 60 years of age.

resultsThe mean reading only speed for logMAR 0.5 optotype (point 10) was 121.1 ± 47.2 words per minute (wpm) for people in their 20s (n=21), 116.5 ± 38.3 in their 30s (n=27), 93.8 ± 12.6 in their 40s (n=9), and 56.5 ± 42.7 (n=8) in their 50s. There was a significant correlation between age and reading and speaking speed (r=-0.48, p<0.001). The mean reading only speed for logMAR 0.5 optotype (point 10) was 202.3 ± 88.4 wpm and the mean reading and speaking speed was 129.7 ± 25.9 wpm, with significantly different (p<0.001).

conclusionsThis Korean reading chart application could present a new standard when checking reading speed according to age groups.

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Computers, HandheldLanguageMobile ApplicationsReadingVisual AcuityAdultFemaleHumansMaleReproducibility of ResultsVision, LowVision TestsYoung AdultAppApplicationiPadKoreanReading speed

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PMID28534345
PMCPMC5469923

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