Word Mode: a crowding-free reading protocol for individuals with macular disease

Abstract Central retinal loss through macular disease markedly reduces the ability to read largely because identification of a word using peripheral vision is negatively influenced by nearby text, a phenomenon termed visual crowding. Here, we present a novel peripheral reading protocol, termed Word...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stuart Wallis, Yit Yang, Stephen J. Anderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-19859-0