Assessment of the Apple iPad as a low-vision reading aid

Eye (Basingstoke)

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 865-871

  Morrice, E ^a,b   Johnson, A P ^a,b,c   Marinier, J A ^b,d   Wittich, W ^a,b,c,d  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION OF GREATER MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c Research Services   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW VISION; LOW VISION MAGNIFIER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; READING; VELOCITY; VERY ELDERLY; VISUAL AID; AUDIOVISUAL AID; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; READING; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85020475322     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2016.309     Document Type: Article

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