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In a recent presentation and following discussion among low vision practitioners, we were rather surprised to find a near consensus that central fields of someone with advanced maculopathy provided little useful information in prescribing visual aids and planning a rehabilitation program. Admittedly, by the time Age Related Maculopathies (ARM) or fundus flavimaculatus have advanced to the formation of an absolute central scotoma, central fields are of limited diagnostic use. However, other practitioners have argued that central fields are valuable in predicting functional capabilities [1,2]; arguments that have been supported in the laboratory by the recent work of LEGGE et al.[3], who identified the state of central fields as the best predictor of peak reading rate among their diverse sample of low vision individuals.
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Whittaker, S.G., Cummings, R.W. (1987). Measurement of Central Fields Following Macular Degeneration. In: Woo, G.C. (eds) Low Vision. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4780-7_13
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