20.500.12556/RUL-171956 Reading assessment and eye movement analysis in bilateral central scotoma due to age-related macular degeneration This study investigates reading performances and eye movements in individuals with eccentric fixation due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Overall, 17 individuals with bilateral AMD (7 males; mean age 77.47 ± 5.96 years) and 17 controls (10 males; mean age 72.18 ± 5.98 years) were assessed for reading visual acuity (VA), reading speed (Minnesota low vision reading chart in Slovene, MNREAD-SI), and near contrast sensitivity (Pelli-Robson). Microperimetry (NIDEK MP-3) was used to evaluate preferential retinal locus (PRL) location and fixation stability. Eye movements were recorded with Tobii Proglasses 2 and analyzed for reading duration, saccade amplitude, peak velocity, number of saccades, saccade duration, and fixation duration. Individuals with AMD exhibited significantly reduced reading indices (worse reading VA (p < 0.001), slower reading (p < 0.001), and lower near contrast sensitivity (p < 0.001)). Eye movement analysis revealed prolonged reading duration, longer fixation duration, and an increased number of saccades in individuals with AMD per paragraph. The number of saccades per paragraph was significantly correlated with all measured reading indices. These findings provide insights into reading adaptations in AMD. Simultaneously, the proposed approach in analyzing eye movements puts forward eye trackers as a prospective diagnostic tool in ophthalmology reading visual acuity reading speed near contrast sensitivity microperimetry preferential retinal locus fixation stability eye tracking saccades fixation duration ostrina vida pri branju hitrost branja občutljivost na bližnji kontrast mikroperimetrija preferenčni lokus mrežnice stabilnost fiksacije sledenje očesu sakade trajanje fiksacije true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2025-09-04 12:51:17 2025-09-04 12:51:22 2025-09-28 03:58:44 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 24 str. issue 5, art. 38 Vol. 18 Oct. 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 617.7 1995-8692 10.3390/jemr18050038 247704579 jemr-18-00038.pdf jemr-18-00038.pdf 1 B1BF7669D82F870CA1280EB47CAFF9AF 76bee9304833e3315f36c5282b536b226bda5bfa9ffe0e85aebda86c209661db 1e2c00a8-897d-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=215563 https://www.mdpi.com/1995-8692/18/5/38 1 f33d13d9-897c-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=215562 Fakulteta za elektrotehniko 0 0 0