1st Edition

Psychophysics of Reading in Normal and Low Vision

By Gordon E. Legge Copyright 2007
248 Pages
by CRC Press

246 Pages
by CRC Press

248 Pages
by CRC Press

Written by a leader in the field of low vision research, this book discusses the role of vision in reading, focusing on the reading performance of people with normal, healthy vision and people with impaired vision. The author describes the influence of physical properties of text on reading performance and the implications for information processing in the visual pathways. Providing an overview of... Read more
Contents: Preface and Acknowledgments. G.E. Legge, Vision and Reading. G.E. Legge, Measuring Reading Speed. G.E. Legge, Visual Mechanisms in Reading. G.E. Legge, Displaying Text. J.S. Mansfield, G.E. Legge, The MNREAD Acuity Chart. J.S. Mansfield, G.E. Legge, Appendix: Print Size Definitions and Conversions.

Biography

Legge, Gordon E.