Development and validation of the first Canadian Aboriginal syllabics visual acuity chart.

Objective: To design and validate the first visual acuity (VA) chart in the Canadian Aboriginal syllabics (CAS) alphabet.

Design: Prospective, nonrandomized, within-subjects cross-sectional study.

Participants: Twenty Latin- and CAS-reading subjects were recruited from Ullivik, a residence in Montreal for Inuit patients.