Standardized Traditional Chinese Reading Chart for Measuring Reading Acuity

A reliable tool for assessing the impact of vision on reading performance

Reading is one of the most valued activities in human society. Not only does it facilitate effective handling of various daily tasks at home, school and work, but is also an important form of recreation. In recent years, reading has become an important clinical tool for examining functional capability and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions on functional performance. To assess the impact of vision on reading acuity, a new and reliable Traditional Chinese reading chart was developed and validated for measuring the reading performance of Chinese communities. A tablet app is under development in order to popularize the reading measurement.

Part of the Chinese reading chart

Setting for the assessment

Special Features and Advantages

Contains 19 continuous and standardized Chinese sentences
Covers a wide range of font sizes adopted in everyday reading materials
Adopts similar complexity and word structure in each sentence

Applications

Provides accurate Chinese reading measurement for clinical and research purposes in readers aged 9 years or above
Examines the factors that limit the reading performance of subjects (e.g. font size of the reading materials)
Serves as a common outcome measures for clinical trials of interventions such as drug intervention, rehabilitation training, visual training

Principal Investigator

Dr Allen MY CHEONG

School of Optometry

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