Binocular vision and reading ability in a Portuguese population of school age c...

• Author(s): Lança, Carla Costa ; Serra, Helena ; Prista, João
• Date: 2013
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/2702
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa
• Subject(s): Orthoptics; Binocular vision; Amblyopia; Strabismus; Reading ability; Children; Portugal
• Document Type: Conference Object
• Language: English

Description

Preventable visual loss caused by amblyopia (2 to 4%) and its risk factors such as strabismus (3%) and uncorrected refractive errors (5 to 7%) represent an important public health problem. Children with binocular vision anomalies could be at disadvantage in reading and writing. Objectives: (1) Describe binocular vision measures in children of school age; and (2) Describe the impact of abnormal binocular vision on reading ability (reading errors and reading speed).