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ArticleJournal of vision2020

Everyday visual demands of people with low vision: A mixed methods real-life recording study.

Sandra D Starke, Eugenie Golubova, Michael D Crossland, James S Wolffsohn

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Article in Journal of vision, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. 'Such a lot of bother': Qualitative results of a home trial of a wearable electronic vision enhancement system for people with age-related macular degeneration.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2025
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  3. 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) · 2026
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  9. Design considerations for the ideal low vision aid: insights from de-brief interviews following a real-world recording study.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sandra D StarkeAston Business School, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
Eugenie GolubovaAston Business School, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
Michael D CrosslandNIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology at Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK.
James S WolffsohnOptometry and Vision Science, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
Aston University · GBMoorfields Eye Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research has demonstrated that low vison aids (LVAs) can have a positive impact on the functional sight of those living with sight loss. Step changes in technology are now enabling new wearable LVAs with greater potential than those available previously. For these novel devices to receive increased acceptance and therefore adoption by those with sight loss, visual task demands have to be understood more clearly in order to enable better alignment between device design and user requirements. The aim of this study was to quantify these requirements. Thirty-two participants aged 18 to 87 wore a spectacle-mounted video camera to capture and narrate all everyday situations in which they would use a "perfect" sight aid during 1 week. Captured scenes were analyzed through categorization and computational image analysis. Results showed large variation in activities and lifestyles. Participants reported no available sight aid or coping strategy for 57% of the recorded activities. Reading made up 49% of all recorded tasks, the other half comprising non-textual information. Overall, 75% of captured activities were performed ad hoc (duration of 0-5 minutes), 78% occurred indoors, 58% occurred at home, 48% were lit by natural light, 68% included the object of interest within reach, and 69% required a single focus plane only. Around half of captured objects of interest had a size of 2 degrees visual angle (2.08 logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution [logMAR]) or smaller. This study highlights the need for a sight aid that can make both textual and non-textual scenes accessible while offering flexibility to accommodate individual lifestyles.

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Visual AcuityActivities of Daily LivingAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOptical DevicesPersons with Visual DisabilitiesVision, LowWearable Electronic DevicesYoung Adult

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PMID32876678
PMCPMC7476655
OpenAlexW3082732074

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