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. 2019 Aug 28;19:197. doi: 10.1186/s12886-019-1201-3

Table 2.

Median binocular (n = 11 patients) uncorrected and distance-corrected reading performance for near and intermediate distances with the Salzburg Reading Desk. wpm = words per minute

Near Distance (40 cm) Preferred Near Distance Intermediate Distance (80 cm) Preferred Intermediate Distance
Uncorrected
 Visual Acuity (logMAR) 0.10 0.13 0.11 0.11
 Distance (cm) 40.30 39.50 79.20 62.80
 Letter Size (log-scaled) 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.00
 Reading Speed (wpm) 92.0 92.0 110.0 100.0
Distance-Corrected
 Visual Acuity (logMAR) 0.21 0.19 0.10 0.12
 Distance (cm) 40.30 38.90 79.40 60.00
 Letter Size (log-scaled) 1.50 1.50 1.25 1.00
 Reading Speed (wpm) 97.0 102.0 103.0 97.0