Current Challenges Supporting School-Aged Children with Vision Problems: A Rapid Review
Many children have undetected vision problems or insufficient visual information processing that may be a factor in lower academic outcomes. The aim of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of the importance of vision screening for school-aged children, and to investigate the possibi...
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| author | Qasim Ali Ilona Heldal Carsten G. Helgesen Gunta Krumina Cristina Costescu Attila Kovari Jozsef Katona Serge Thill |
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| description | Many children have undetected vision problems or insufficient visual information processing that may be a factor in lower academic outcomes. The aim of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of the importance of vision screening for school-aged children, and to investigate the possibilities of how eye-tracking (ET) technologies can support this. While there are indications that these technologies can support vision screening, a broad understanding of how to apply them and by whom, and if it is possible to utilize them at schools, is lacking. We review interdisciplinary research on performing vision investigations, and discuss current challenges for technology support. The focus is on exploring the possibilities of ET technologies to better support screening and handling of vision disorders, especially by non-vision experts. The data orginate from a literature survey of peer-reviewed journals and conference articles complemented by secondary sources, following a rapid review methodology. We highlight current trends in supportive technologies for vision screening, and identify the involved stakeholders and the research studies that discuss how to develop more supportive ET technologies for vision screening and training by non-experts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b83e301a83db4207baaffc20a78783572023-11-22T17:22:32ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-10-011120967310.3390/app11209673Current Challenges Supporting School-Aged Children with Vision Problems: A Rapid ReviewQasim Ali0Ilona Heldal1Carsten G. Helgesen2Gunta Krumina3Cristina Costescu4Attila Kovari5Jozsef Katona6Serge Thill7Department of Computing, Mathematics, and Physics, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Inndalsveien 28, 5063 Bergen, NorwayDepartment of Computing, Mathematics, and Physics, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Inndalsveien 28, 5063 Bergen, NorwayDepartment of Computing, Mathematics, and Physics, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Inndalsveien 28, 5063 Bergen, NorwayDepartment of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Latvia, LV-1586 Riga, LatviaSpecial Education Department, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, Sindicatelor Street No 7, 400029 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaDepartment of Natural Sciences and Environmental Protection, Institute of Engineering, University of Dunaujvaros, Tancsics M 1/A, 2400 Dunaujvaros, HungaryDepartment of Software Development and Application, Informatics Institute, University of Dunaujvaros, Tancsics M 1/A, 2400 Dunaujvaros, HungaryDonders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Radboud University, Thomas van Aquinostraat 4, 6525 GD Nijmegen, The NetherlandsMany children have undetected vision problems or insufficient visual information processing that may be a factor in lower academic outcomes. The aim of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of the importance of vision screening for school-aged children, and to investigate the possibilities of how eye-tracking (ET) technologies can support this. While there are indications that these technologies can support vision screening, a broad understanding of how to apply them and by whom, and if it is possible to utilize them at schools, is lacking. We review interdisciplinary research on performing vision investigations, and discuss current challenges for technology support. The focus is on exploring the possibilities of ET technologies to better support screening and handling of vision disorders, especially by non-vision experts. The data orginate from a literature survey of peer-reviewed journals and conference articles complemented by secondary sources, following a rapid review methodology. We highlight current trends in supportive technologies for vision screening, and identify the involved stakeholders and the research studies that discuss how to develop more supportive ET technologies for vision screening and training by non-experts.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/20/9673school childrenfunctional visionvision screeningvision trainingeye-trackingstakeholders |
| spellingShingle | Qasim Ali Ilona Heldal Carsten G. Helgesen Gunta Krumina Cristina Costescu Attila Kovari Jozsef Katona Serge Thill Current Challenges Supporting School-Aged Children with Vision Problems: A Rapid Review Applied Sciences school children functional vision vision screening vision training eye-tracking stakeholders |
| title | Current Challenges Supporting School-Aged Children with Vision Problems: A Rapid Review |
| title_full | Current Challenges Supporting School-Aged Children with Vision Problems: A Rapid Review |
| title_fullStr | Current Challenges Supporting School-Aged Children with Vision Problems: A Rapid Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Current Challenges Supporting School-Aged Children with Vision Problems: A Rapid Review |
| title_short | Current Challenges Supporting School-Aged Children with Vision Problems: A Rapid Review |
| title_sort | current challenges supporting school aged children with vision problems a rapid review |
| topic | school children functional vision vision screening vision training eye-tracking stakeholders |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/20/9673 |
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