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ArticleTranslational vision science & technology2017

Impact of Glaucoma and Dry Eye on Text-Based Searching.

Michelle J Sun, Gary S Rubin, Esen K Akpek, Pradeep Y Ramulu

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Article in Translational vision science & technology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors.

Michelle J SunJohns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Gary S RubinUCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK.
Esen K AkpekDry Eye and Ocular Surface Clinic, The Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Pradeep Y RamuluGlaucoma Center of Excellence, The Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeWe determine if visual field loss from glaucoma and/or measures of dry eye severity are associated with difficulty searching, as judged by slower search times on a text-based search task.

methodsGlaucoma patients with bilateral visual field (VF) loss, patients with clinically significant dry eye, and normally-sighted controls were enrolled from the Wilmer Eye Institute clinics. Subjects searched three Yellow Pages excerpts for a specific phone number, and search time was recorded.

resultsA total of 50 glaucoma subjects, 40 dry eye subjects, and 45 controls completed study procedures. On average, glaucoma patients exhibited 57% longer search times compared to controls (95% confidence interval [CI], 26%-96%,

conclusionsText-based visual search is slower for glaucoma patients with greater levels of VF loss and dry eye patients with greater self-reported visual difficulty, and these difficulties may contribute to decreased quality of life in these groups. TRANSLATIONAL RELEVANCE: Visual search is impaired in glaucoma and dry eye groups compared to controls, highlighting the need for compensatory strategies and tools to assist individuals in overcoming their deficiencies.

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dry eyeglaucomavisual fieldsvisual search

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PMCPMC5491118

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