Development and validation of a new Chinese reading chart for children

• Published in: Ophthalmic & physiological optics Vol. 35; no. 5; pp. 514 - 521
• Main Authors: Cheung, Josephine P. Y., Liu, Dilys S. K., Lam, Catherine C. C., Cheong, Allen M. Y.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2015
• Subjects: Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Child; children reading performance; Chinese reading; Female; Hong Kong; Humans; Male; Reading; reading chart; reading speed; Reproducibility of Results; Vision Disorders - diagnosis; Vision Tests - instrumentation; Vision Tests - methods; Visual Acuity; Hong Kong; reading chart; children reading performance; reading speed; Chinese reading

Purpose This study aimed to develop and validate a new Chinese reading chart for children. The characteristics of reading profiles among Hong Kong children were also investigated. Methods A new reading chart was developed using the design principles of the MNREAD chart. Children (N = 169) aged seven...