Korean version of the MNREAD acuity chart
Abstract To investigate the efficacy of the Korean version of the Minnesota low vision reading chart. A Korean version consisting of 38 items was prepared based on the MNREAD acuity chart developed by the University of Minnesota. A linguist composed the representative sentences, each containing nine...
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| description | Abstract To investigate the efficacy of the Korean version of the Minnesota low vision reading chart. A Korean version consisting of 38 items was prepared based on the MNREAD acuity chart developed by the University of Minnesota. A linguist composed the representative sentences, each containing nine words from second and third grade levels of elementary school. Reading ability was measured for 20–35-year-old subjects with normal visual acuity (corrected visual acuity of logMAR 0.0 or better). The maximum reading speed (words per minute [wpm]) for healthy participants, reading acuity (smallest detectable font size), and critical print size (smallest font size without reduction of reading speed) were analyzed. The average age of the subjects was 28.3 ± 2.6 years (male:female ratio, 4:16). The average reading time for 38 sentences was 3.66 ± 0.69 s, with no differences in the average maximum reading speed between sentences (p = 0.836). The maximum reading speed was 174.2 ± 29.3 and 175.4 ± 27.8 in the right and left eye, respectively. Reading acuity was measured as logMAR 0.0 or better in 80% of the cases. All subjects showed a critical print size of 0.2 logMAR or better. The overall reading ability can be measured using the Korean version of the MNREAD acuity chart, thereby making it useful in measuring the reading ability of those with Korean as their native language. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b1b52622e8714cf2a3f671f3883a81a82024-03-31T11:15:32ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-03-011411510.1038/s41598-024-57717-4Korean version of the MNREAD acuity chartUngsoo Samuel Kim0Keun Soo Kim1Yoon-Shin Kim2Department of Ophthalmology, Chung-Ang UniversityKorean Low Vision SocietyDepartment of Korean Language Education, College of Education, Incheon National UniversityAbstract To investigate the efficacy of the Korean version of the Minnesota low vision reading chart. A Korean version consisting of 38 items was prepared based on the MNREAD acuity chart developed by the University of Minnesota. A linguist composed the representative sentences, each containing nine words from second and third grade levels of elementary school. Reading ability was measured for 20–35-year-old subjects with normal visual acuity (corrected visual acuity of logMAR 0.0 or better). The maximum reading speed (words per minute [wpm]) for healthy participants, reading acuity (smallest detectable font size), and critical print size (smallest font size without reduction of reading speed) were analyzed. The average age of the subjects was 28.3 ± 2.6 years (male:female ratio, 4:16). The average reading time for 38 sentences was 3.66 ± 0.69 s, with no differences in the average maximum reading speed between sentences (p = 0.836). The maximum reading speed was 174.2 ± 29.3 and 175.4 ± 27.8 in the right and left eye, respectively. Reading acuity was measured as logMAR 0.0 or better in 80% of the cases. All subjects showed a critical print size of 0.2 logMAR or better. The overall reading ability can be measured using the Korean version of the MNREAD acuity chart, thereby making it useful in measuring the reading ability of those with Korean as their native language.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-57717-4Visual acuity chartMNREAD chartLow vision |
| spellingShingle | Ungsoo Samuel Kim Keun Soo Kim Yoon-Shin Kim Korean version of the MNREAD acuity chart Scientific Reports Visual acuity chart MNREAD chart Low vision |
| title | Korean version of the MNREAD acuity chart |
| title_full | Korean version of the MNREAD acuity chart |
| title_fullStr | Korean version of the MNREAD acuity chart |
| title_full_unstemmed | Korean version of the MNREAD acuity chart |
| title_short | Korean version of the MNREAD acuity chart |
| title_sort | korean version of the mnread acuity chart |
| topic | Visual acuity chart MNREAD chart Low vision |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-57717-4 |
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