Eye movement patterns in reading as a function of visual field defects and contrast sensitivity loss
Eye movement patterns in reading as a function of visual field defects and contrast sensitivity loss
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DOI:
10.1016/s0010-9452(96)80006-2
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发表时间:
1996-09-01
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影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Zoccolotti, P
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作者:
DeLuca, M;Spinelli, D;Zoccolotti, P
Saccadic eye movements during reading were examined as a function of the side of visual field cut and the impairment of visual contrast sensitivity. Five patients with various visual field defects were compared to five age-matched controls. Patients with right visual field defect showed an increase in the number of rightward saccades and a decrease in their amplitude, and patients with left visual field defects showed a pattern more similar to that of the control subjects, Two patients showed a selective deficit in the range of medium-high spatial frequency; they were the only patients to show a lengthening of mean fixation time during reading. These results indicate selective effects on reading depending on primary sensory defects. The clinical relevance of these findings is briefly discussed.