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Evaluation of the iPad as a low vision aid for improving reading ability
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of the iPad as a low vision aid in improving the reading ability of low vision patients (LVPs). METHODS: In this study, 228 consecutive patients that came for their routine eye care examination at the University of Florida, Jacksonville eye clinic, were enrolled. Pati...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4277237/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25552897 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S73193 |
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author | Haji, Shamim A Sambhav, Kumar Grover, Sandeep Chalam, Kakarla V |
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description | PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of the iPad as a low vision aid in improving the reading ability of low vision patients (LVPs). METHODS: In this study, 228 consecutive patients that came for their routine eye care examination at the University of Florida, Jacksonville eye clinic, were enrolled. Patients met inclusion criteria if they had best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 20/100 or worse in the best corrected eye and were willing to participate in the study. The patient’s reading ability was assessed both with the patient’s own spectacles and an iPad. Patients were encouraged to enlarge the reading material as well as change the contrast until they could read comfortably. The number of patients able to read the text comfortably was recorded. RESULTS: Out of the total 228 participants who qualified, 103 (45%) were male and 125 (55%) were female. Only 22% could read standard newsprint-sized text (N8) without the help of an iPad. With the help of an iPad, 94% participants with impaired vision were able to read standard newsprint-sized text (N8) or smaller text (P<0.01). CONCLUSION: The iPad, a new portable electronic media device, can be adapted by LVPs to improve their reading ability. |
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spelling | pubmed-42772372014-12-31 Evaluation of the iPad as a low vision aid for improving reading ability Haji, Shamim A Sambhav, Kumar Grover, Sandeep Chalam, Kakarla V Clin Ophthalmol Short Report PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of the iPad as a low vision aid in improving the reading ability of low vision patients (LVPs). METHODS: In this study, 228 consecutive patients that came for their routine eye care examination at the University of Florida, Jacksonville eye clinic, were enrolled. Patients met inclusion criteria if they had best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 20/100 or worse in the best corrected eye and were willing to participate in the study. The patient’s reading ability was assessed both with the patient’s own spectacles and an iPad. Patients were encouraged to enlarge the reading material as well as change the contrast until they could read comfortably. The number of patients able to read the text comfortably was recorded. RESULTS: Out of the total 228 participants who qualified, 103 (45%) were male and 125 (55%) were female. Only 22% could read standard newsprint-sized text (N8) without the help of an iPad. With the help of an iPad, 94% participants with impaired vision were able to read standard newsprint-sized text (N8) or smaller text (P<0.01). CONCLUSION: The iPad, a new portable electronic media device, can be adapted by LVPs to improve their reading ability. Dove Medical Press 2014-12-19 /pmc/articles/PMC4277237/ /pubmed/25552897 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S73193 Text en © 2015 Haji et al. This work is published by Dove Medical Press Limited, and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License The full terms of the License are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. |
spellingShingle | Short Report Haji, Shamim A Sambhav, Kumar Grover, Sandeep Chalam, Kakarla V Evaluation of the iPad as a low vision aid for improving reading ability |
title | Evaluation of the iPad as a low vision aid for improving reading ability |
title_full | Evaluation of the iPad as a low vision aid for improving reading ability |
title_fullStr | Evaluation of the iPad as a low vision aid for improving reading ability |
title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of the iPad as a low vision aid for improving reading ability |
title_short | Evaluation of the iPad as a low vision aid for improving reading ability |
title_sort | evaluation of the ipad as a low vision aid for improving reading ability |
topic | Short Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4277237/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25552897 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S73193 |
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