Preferred Retinal Locus and Reading Rate with Four Dynamic Text Presentation Formats

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 205-213

  Bowers, Alex R ^a   Woods, Russell L ^a   Peli, Eli ^a  

^a SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central visual field loss; Electronic displays; Low vision; Preferred retinal locus; Reading

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; PATIENT REHABILITATION; VISION;

ELECTRONIC DISPLAY; RETINAL FOCUS;

OPTOMETERS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RETINA; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL FIELD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA DISPLAY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; READING; RETINA; SENSORY AIDS; VISION, LOW; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 1642359939     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-200403000-00013     Document Type: Article

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