[Localization of scotomas in AMD by reading test : Random series of words in standardized format]. / Lokalisation von Skotomen mittels Lesetest bei AMD : Willkürliche Wortserien in standardisiertem Format.
Ophthalmologe
; 113(9): 754-62, 2016 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Reading performance that can be measured by reading tests depends on whether reading material with or without contextual continuity is used.OBJECTIVE:
The goal of this study was to create a German version of the SKread test and to evaluate it in a clinical setting. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
The evaluation of the SKread test was first performed on two groups of visually healthy subjects of different ages a junior group of 25 persons with ages between 20 and 30 years (mean = 25.84 years, SD ± 2.41 years) and a senior group of 25 persons with ages between 51 and 84 years (mean = 62.40 ± 8.46 years). The same measurements were also performed on a group of 18 patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) with ages between 75 and 95 years (mean = 81.89 ± 5.48 years). The reading performance was also measured using Radner charts.RESULTS:
Using reading material without syntactic continuity considerably slowed down the reading speed and increased the error rate. Median reading rates of 11.53 characters/s (CPS) for the junior group and 8.96 CPS for the senior group were clearly lower than those for the Radner charts (22.02 CPS and 18.48 CPS, respectively). In the AMD patients, a statistical analysis of the error rates showed a highly significant difference between the Radner charts and the SKread test (p = 0.00014). Furthermore, by analyzing the errors made in the SKread test information could be obtained about the position of central scotomas. The test-retest reliability of the SKread was very good.CONCLUSION:
Information about the position of a central scotoma can be acquired by using the SKread test and an analysis of reading errors, which can augment effective clinical monitoring in AMD and subsequent visual rehabilitation.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Escotoma
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Guias de Prática Clínica como Assunto
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Testes de Campo Visual
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Degeneração Macular
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Guideline
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
De
Revista:
Ophthalmologe
Assunto da revista:
OFTALMOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article