Tablet‐based tests of everyday visual function in a diabetic macular oedema (DME) clinic waiting area: A feasibility study
Deanna J. Taylor,
Paolo J. Alquiza,
Pete R. Jones
et al.
Abstract:Purpose(1) To assess the feasibility of conducting tablet‐based vision tests in hospital clinic waiting areas; (2) To test the hypothesis that increasing severity of diabetic macular oedema (DME) is associated with the performance of tablet‐based surrogates of everyday tasks and self‐reported visual function.MethodsSixty‐one people with mild (n = 28), moderate (n = 24) or severe (n = 9) DME performed two tablet‐based tests of ‘real‐world’ visual function (visual search and face recognition) while waiting for a… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.