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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Last Reviewed: April 2018
Workgroups: Vision Workgroup
In this Cochrane systematic review, researchers compared different reading aids for people with low vision. They found insufficient evidence to support the use of a specific type of electronic or optical reading aid. Reading speeds may improve with the use of stand‐mounted electronic devices, but there is little evidence to show a difference between head‐mounted or portable electronic devices and optical or other electronic devices. Researchers found no evidence to support the use of filters or prism spectacles.
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Suggested Citation
Virgili G, Acosta R, Bentley SA, Giacomelli G, Allcock C, Evans JR. (2018). Reading aids for adults with low vision. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2018, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD003303. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003303.pub4.