Impact of apps as assistive devices for visually impaired persons

S Pundlik, P Shivshanker, G Luo - Annual Review of Vision …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The pervasiveness of mobile devices and other associated technologies has affected all
aspects of our daily lives. People with visual impairments are no exception, as they …

Factors related to the use of magnifying low vision aids: a scoping review

MC Lorenzini, W Wittich - Disability and rehabilitation, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The decision process around the (non-) use of assistive technologies is
multifactorial. Its determinants have previously been classified into personal, device-related …

Exploring the use of smartphones and tablets among people with visual impairments: Are mainstream devices replacing the use of traditional visual aids?

N Martiniello, W Eisenbarth, C Lehane… - Assistive …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Smartphones and tablets incorporate built-in accessibility features, but little is known about
their impact within the visually impaired population. This study explored the use of …

[HTML][HTML] Assistive technologies and strategies to support the medication management of individuals with hearing and/or visual impairment: A scoping review

L Cooper, P Fuzesi, SA Jacob, S Kamalakannan… - Disability and health …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Individuals with sensory impairment (visual and/or hearing) experience health
inequalities and increased risk of medication-related iatrogenic disease compared with the …

Vrdoc: Gaze-based interactions for vr reading experience

G Lee, J Healey, D Manocha - 2022 IEEE International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Virtual reality (VR) offers the promise of an infinite office and remote collaboration, however,
existing interactions in VR do not strongly support one of the most essential tasks for most …

Screen Magnification for Readers with Low Vision: A Study on Usability and Performance

M Tang, R Manduchi, S Chung, R Prado - Proceedings of the 25th …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
We present a study with 20 participants with low vision who operated two types of screen
magnification (lens and full) on a laptop computer to read two types of document (text and …

Are wearable electronic vision enhancement systems (wEVES) beneficial for people with age‐related macular degeneration? A scoping review

A Miller, MD Crossland… - Ophthalmic and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Age‐related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of
irreversible visual impairment in the United Kingdom. It has a wide‐ranging detrimental …

Comparing reading speeds for reading standardized single sentences and paragraphs in patients with maculopathy

C Kortuem, T Marx, EK Altpeter… - Ophthalmic …, 2021 - karger.com
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to compare reading speeds (RS) of either
paragraphs of text or single sentences in patients with maculopathy by investigating the …

[HTML][HTML] What visual targets are viewed by users with a handheld mobile magnifier app

G Luo - Translational Vision Science & Technology, 2021 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: Mobile video magnifier apps are used by many visually impaired people for seeing
details that are beyond their visual capacity. Understanding the common types of visual …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of COVID-19 lockdowns on the usage of a vision assistance app among global users with visual impairment: Big data analytics study

G Luo, S Pundlik - Journal of medical Internet research, 2021 - jmir.org
Background Millions of individuals with visual impairment use vision assistance apps to help
with their daily activities. The most widely used vision assistance apps are magnifier apps. It …