Table 1 Range and Mean of FKGL Readability Levels by Organization
Institution/Organization | Total PEMs | FKGL Range | Mean FKGL Readability Level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | NIH National Eye Institute | 6 | 5.9–12.0 | 8.3 |
2 | American Macular Degeneration Foundation | 12 | 8.4–16.6 | 11.7 |
3 | American Academy of Ophthalmology | 5 | 5.3–11.0 | 7.4 |
4 | NIH U.S. National Library of Medicine | 4 | 5.0–6.8 | 6.1 |
5 | UC Irvine Health MD Partnership | 9 | 7.2–12.6 | 10.1 |
6 | Foundation Fighting Blindness | 4 | 10.4–13.3 | 11.7 |
7 | American Printing House for the Blind | 9 | 10.1–13.6 | 12.1 |
8 | Prevent Blindness | 5 | 7.5–10.6 | 8.5 |
9 | Merck Manual Patient Education | 2 | 5.9–10.3 | 8.1 |
10 | Bright Focus Foundation | 15 | 9.0–13.1 | 10.4 |
11 | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education/Research | 5 | 8.7–10.9 | 9.7 |
12 | Macular Degeneration Foundation | 11 | 6.8–14.6 | 9.7 |
13 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 3 | 7.0–11.9 | 8.4 |
14 | Macular Degeneration Support | 2 | 8.0–9.9 | 9.0 |
15 | Lighthouse Guild | 2 | 8.3–8.4 | 8.4 |
16 | Macular Society | 6 | 7.6–9.9 | 8.6 |
Total/Mean Scores | n = 100 | 5.0–16.6 | 9.3 | |