As the incidence of AMD increases with age, individuals who develop central field loss (CFL) due to AMD have the challenging task of adapting to a new PRL after decades of using the fovea as a fixation locus and oculomotor reference. Studies indicate that individuals adapt typically within 6 months to using an eccentric PRL for fixation (e.g., Chung,
2013; Crossland, Culham, Kabanarou, & Rubin,
2005), but they take much longer to use this locus as an oculomotor reference (White & Bedell,
1990). Indeed, efficient use of the PRL requires extensive training. Reading difficulties in individuals with vision loss have benefitted from extensive research (e.g., Chung,
2011; Fine & Peli,
1995a,
1995b; Fletcher, Schuchard, & Watson,
1999; Legge, Ross, Isenberg, & LaMay,
1992; Seiple, Grant, & Szlyk,
2011; Seiple, Szlyk, McMahon, Pulido, & Fishman,
2005).