Eye movements and reading with plus-lens magnifiers

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-33

  Bowers, Alex R ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Eye movements; Magnifiers; Reading; Reading speed

Indexed keywords

EYE MOVEMENTS; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES;

PLUS-LENS MAGNIFIERS; READING;

VISION;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SPECTACLES; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033963598     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-200001000-00010     Document Type: Article

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