Publications by authors named "Natalie Stepien-Bernabe"
Purpose: To present and compare baseline vision findings in eyes with early age-related macular degeneration (E-AMD), intermediate AMD (I-AMD), and age-similar participants with normal aging changes to the retina (No-AMD).
Methods: Two hundred and thirty-seven eyes of 125 individuals (66.4% female, mean age 75.
Background: Objective tools for prognosis and disease progression monitoring in multiple sclerosis (MS) are lacking. The visuomotor system could be used to track motor dysfunction at the micron scale through the monitoring of fixational microsaccades.
Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether microsaccades are correlated with standard MS disability metrics and to assess whether these methods play a predictive role in MS disability.
Significance: Technological advancements have made distributing reading materials in audio formats more common. Investigating how presentation mode impacts comprehension among sighted and blind individuals will inform the distribution of information to enhance comprehension.
Purpose: The aims were (1) to investigate the hypothesis that reading comprehension is enhanced by increased physical engagement and cognitive effort through text or braille and (2) to explore how assistive technology impacts comprehension for blind individuals.
It is well known that people who read print or braille sometimes make eye or finger movements against the reading direction. The way these regressions are elicited has been studied in detail by manipulating linguistic aspects of the reading material. Actually, it has been shown that reducing the physical intensity or clarity of the visual input signal can also lead to increased regressions during reading.
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