Adding access to a video magnifier to standard vision rehabilitation: initial results on reading performance and well-being from a prospective, randomized study | Zendy

Mary Lou Jackson | Zendy; Kimberly A. Schoessow | Zendy; Alexandra Selivanova | Zendy; Jennifer Wallis | Zendy

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Adding access to a video magnifier to standard vision rehabilitation: initial results on reading performance and well-being from a prospective, randomized study

Author(s) -

Mary Lou Jackson,

Kimberly A. Schoessow,

Alexandra Selivanova,

Jennifer Wallis

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

digital journal of ophthalmology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1542-8958

DOI - 10.5693/djo.01.2017.02.001

Subject(s) - magnification , randomized controlled trial , reading (process) , physical therapy , psychology , rehabilitation , phone , gold standard (test) , anxiety , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , computer science , surgery , psychiatry , artificial intelligence , linguistics , philosophy , political science , law

Both optical and electronic magnification are available to patients with low vision. Electronic video magnifiers are more expensive than optical magnifiers, but they offer additional benefits, including variable magnification and contrast. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of access to a video magnifier (VM) added to standard comprehensive vision rehabilitation (VR).

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