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New View – community based training in eccentric viewing and steady eye strategy for reading

New View – community based training in eccentric viewing and steady eye strategy for reading. David Logan or further information contact. Background. 2001 - Presentation by Sven Erik & Ulla Nilsson Lead in period of 2 years Pilot established November 2003 Pilot completed May 2004

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New View – community based training in eccentric viewing and steady eye strategy for reading

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  1. New View – community based training in eccentric viewing and steady eye strategy for reading David Logan or further information contact

  2. Background • 2001 - Presentation by Sven Erik & Ulla Nilsson • Lead in period of 2 years • Pilot established November 2003 • Pilot completed May 2004 • Initially funded by Glasgow City Council

  3. Purpose • Consider a model of community based training in eccentric reading involving: • Visibility • Glasgow macular disease society • Gartnavel hospital low vision clinic • Glasgow Caledonian University eye clinic

  4. Methodology • Recruit learners • Low vision assessment by optometrist • Agree programme of training • Adult learning model • Measure subjects performance before during & after training

  5. Training • Explain techniques & discuss limitations • Agree goals with learner • Preferred retinal locus (PRL) • Optimal magnification • Steady eye strategy (SES) • Weekly training session/daily practice

  6. Results

  7. Conclusion • Functional reading is achievable for many people with central vision loss • Eccentric reading can provide a useful addition to other means of accessing information • Learners consistently reported increased confidence & independence

  8. Listening and responding to people affected by sight loss in the west of Scotland

  9. David Logan Visibility 2 Queens Crescent Glasgow G4 9BW tel: 0141 332 4632 fax: 0141 353 2981 e: david@visibility.org.uk web: www.visibility.org.uk For further information contact:

  10. References • Holocomb and Goodrich 1976 • Backman 2,000 • Nilsson 1988; Frenneson et al 1995

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