PSYCHOPHYSICS OF READING .10. EFFECTS OF AGE-RELATED-CHANGES IN VISION

被引：39
作者：
AKUTSU, H
LEGGE, GE
ROSS, JA
SCHUEBEL, KJ
机构：
[1] MN Lab. for Low-Vision Res., University of Minnesota, N-218 Elliott Hall, Minneapolis, MN 55455
来源：
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY | 1991年 / 46卷 / 06期
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D O I：
10.1093/geronj/46.6.P325
中图分类号：
R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
摘要：
This study examined the influence of age-related changes in vision on reading performance. Maximum reading speed was measured in groups of young (n = 16, mean age 21.6 years) and old (n = 14, mean age 68.3 years) subjects, all with acuities of 20/32 or better. A psychophysical procedure was used for measuring reading speed that has proven reliable and sensitive to visual factors in previous research. Data were collected for character sizes ranging from .15-degrees-to 12-degrees. Research revealed that old subjects who were free of eye disease read as fast as the young subjects for character sizes ranging from .3-degrees to 1.0-degrees. This is the range in which reading speed is maximum for young subjects. Research also revealed that old subjects showed a deficit when reading text composed of very small or very large characters. Their speed dropped to about 70% of the young adult speeds. These deficits may be due to age-related losses in visual contrast sensitivity.
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页码：P325 / P331
页数：7
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