平松 類 他
財団法人三友堂病院医学雑誌 Vol.12 No.1
Shor Communication
電子書籍端末を利用したロービジョン読書補助
Reading supports using electronic books for patients with low vision
平松 類1)2)、植田 俊彦2)、山口 大輔2)、松原 倫子2)、蒲山 順吉2)、岡和田 英昭2)、小出 良平2)
1) 三友堂病院 眼科
2) 昭和大学 眼科
Key words:ロービジョン、読書、電子書籍、MNREAD-J、最大読書速度
Rui Hiramatsu1)2), Toshihiko Ueda2), Daisuke Yamaguchi2), Michiko Matsubara2),
Jyunkichi Kabayama2), Hideaki Okawada2), Ryohei Koide2)
1) Department of ophthalmology, Sanyudo hospital
2) Showa university of hospital, department of ophthalmology
OBJECTIVE: A pilot study was implemented to examine whether electronic books are suitable for patients with low vision by comparing and electronic book with a reading chart (MNREAD-J). SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The critical character size and the maximum reading speed were measured using the reading chart Also, reading speeds with characters bigger than the critical character size were compared using the lectronic book and the reading chart. Two subjects were studied: Petient 1, who has amblyopia without visual field loss and Patient 2, who has central visual field loss. RESULETS: Reading speeds were 237.0±75.7(characters/min) with the reasing chart and 247.±49.2(characters/min) with the electronic book(p=0.78) for patient1, and 83.8±45.7(characters/min) with the reading chart and 79.4±24.2(characters/min) with the electronic book (p=0.85) for Patient2; there was no significant difference between the values for the electronic book and the reading chart in either patient. CONCLUSIONS: The electronic book was equal to the MNREAD for the parameters studied, and the display settings of the electronic book were reasonable. More detailed studies with a greater number of subjects will be necessary in the future.
