Relationship between fixation stability measured with MP-1 and reading performance

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 611-617

  Amore, Filippo M ^a   Fasciani, Romina ^b   Silvestri, Valeria ^a   Crossland, Michael D ^c   de Waure, Chiara ^b   Cruciani, Filippo ^a   Reibaldi, Alfredo ^a  

^a Natl Ctr of Serv and Research for Prevention of Blindness and Rehabilitation of Visually Impaired   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fixation; Microperimeter; Reading speed; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVICES; EYE FIXATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; READING; VERY ELDERLY; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL FIELD; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; FIXATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROPERIMETER; READING SPEED; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; READING; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL FIELD TESTS; VISUAL FIELDS;

FIXATION; MICROPERIMETER; READING SPEED; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 84879552376     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/opo.12048     Document Type: Article

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