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ArticleOphthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists)2021

Exploration of dynamic text presentations in bilateral central vision loss.

Brittany Bowman, Nicole C Ross, Peter J Bex, Tiffany Arango

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Article in Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Eye Tracking in Optometry: A Systematic Review.Journal of eye movement research · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Brittany BowmanNew England College of Optometry, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4064-4455
Nicole C RossNew England College of Optometry, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3186-1682
Peter J BexNew England College of Optometry, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Tiffany ArangoNortheastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
New England College of Optometry · USNortheastern University · US

Funding

Eye Movement Rehabilitation in Low Vision PatientsR01EY029713 · NEI · NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY · PI BEX, PETER JOHN · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
SHORT TERM RES TRAINING AT THE NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE OFT35EY007149 · NEI · NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY · PI Athanasios Panorgias · 1999 to 2026
$1.5M
NEI NIH HHS 1R01EY029713NEI NIH HHS R01 EY029713NEI NIH HHS T35 EY007149NEI NIH HHS T35EY007149
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeDynamic text presentation methods may improve reading ability in patients with central vision loss (CVL) by eliminating the need for accurate eye movements. We compared rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) and horizontal scrolling text presentation (scrolling) on reading rate and reading acuity in CVL observers and normally-sighted controls with simulated CVL (simCVL).

methodsCVL observers' (n = 11) central scotomas and preferred retinal loci (PRL) for each eye were determined with MAIA microperimetry and fixation analysis. SimCVL controls (n = 16) used 4° inferior eccentric viewing, enforced with an Eyelink eye-tracker. Observers read aloud 4-word phrases randomly drawn from the MNREAD sentences. Six font sizes (0.50-1.30 logMAR) were tested with the better near acuity eye and both eyes of CVL observers. Three font sizes (0.50-1.00 logMAR) were tested binocularly in simCVL controls. Text presentation duration of each word for RSVP or drift speed for scrolling was varied to determine reading rate, defined as 50% of words read correctly. In a subset of CVL observers (n = 7), relationships between PRL eccentricity, reading threshold and rate were explored.

resultsSimCVL controls demonstrated significantly faster reading rates for RSVP than scrolling text (p < 0.0001), and there was a significant main effect of font size (p < 0.0001). CVL patients demonstrated no significant differences in binocular reading rate between font sizes (p = 0.12) and text presentation (p = 0.25). Similar results were seen under monocular conditions. Reading acuity for RSVP and scrolling worsened with increasing PRL eccentricity (μ = 4.5°, p = 0.07). RSVP reading rate decreased significantly with increasing eccentricity (p = 0.02).

conclusionsConsistent with previous work, reading acuity worsened with increasing PRL eccentricity. RSVP and scrolling text presentations significantly affected reading rate in simCVL, but not in CVL observers, suggesting that simCVL results may not generalise to pathological CVL.

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ReadingScotomaBlindnessEye MovementsHumansVision, Ocularcentral scotomagaze contingent scotomalow visionmacular degenerationreadingsimulated scotoma

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PMID34519359
PMCPMC8808432
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