Using the C-Read as a Portable Device to Evaluate Reading Ability in Young Chinese Adults: An Observational Study.

ABSTRACT: We evaluated the reading characteristics of normal-sighted young adults using C-Read to provide baseline healthy population values. We also investigated the relationship between the National Eye Institute's Visual Functioning Questionnaire (VFQ-25) score and reading ability, myopia, and hours of screen use, focusing on the extent to which these factors affect participants' visual function and, ultimately, their vision-related quality of life (QoL). Overall, 207 young, healthy participants (414 eyes) aged 18-35 years were tested for reading speed using C-Read connected to a smartphone-based application between December 2022 and January 2023. Each participant received a VFQ-25 questionnaire to evaluate vision-related QoL. Data on daily e-screen usage hours were collected. Among the participa

SUBMITTER: Cheng T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10056310 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature