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Macular degeneration and visual icon use: deriving guidelines for improved access

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The objective of this study was to derive empirical knowledge of the visual search strategies of computer users who suffer from age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This was accomplished by recording eye movement during the use of feature-enhanced software. The results from this study show that there are differences between users who have AMD and users who are fully sighted (FS). Detailed analyses confirmed the hypotheses that there would be performance differences between the AMD and FS participants, and that specific features of the interface, namely icon size, background color, and the number of icons on a display, would significantly affect the search strategies of users.

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  1. School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 765 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30339, USA

    Julie A. Jacko

  2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Florida International University, 10555 W Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33174, USA

    Armando B. Barreto

  3. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami School of Medicine, 900 NW 17th Street, Miami, FL 33136, USA

    Ingrid U. Scott

  4. Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1513 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706, USA

    Josey Y. M. Chu & Holly S. Vitense

  5. Division of Workforce Development, Workmen’s Compensation Division, State of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53705, USA

    Frank T. Conway

  6. Georgia Tech Research Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0840, USA

    W. Bradley Fain

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Published online: 29 January 2002

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Jacko, J., Barreto, A., Scott, I. et al. Macular degeneration and visual icon use: deriving guidelines for improved access. UAIS 1, 197–206 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s102090100015

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