Reading rehabilitation of individuals with AMD: Relative effectiveness of training approaches

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2938-2944

  Seiple, William ^a,b,c,d,e   Grant, Patricia ^e,f   Szlyk, Janet P ^b,e,f  

^a Lighthouse International   (United States)

^b JESSE BROWN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^f The Chicago Lighthouse   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; READING REHABILITATION; REHABILITATION; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; VELOCITY; VISION TEST; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AWARENESS; CURRICULUM; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; READING; TEACHING; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 79955951204     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.10-6137     Document Type: Article

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