Visual acuity and magnification need for reading in patients with bilateral macular toxoplasmosis retinochoroiditis

• Grant number: 11/13559-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: October 01, 2011
• End date: September 30, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine
• Principal Investigator: Rosália Maria Simões Antunesfoschini
• Grantee: Wanli Ho
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (FMRP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Patientes with bilateral macular Toxoplasmosis Retinochoroidits fix eccentrically to read. The objective of this project is study teoric and required magnification need for reading 1M texts and correlate this values with near and far visual acuity and PRL ("preferred retinal lócus") values.(AU)