The relation between the severity of reading disorder and visual functions among children with dyslexia
PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to investigate the relation between the severity of reading disorder and visual functions among children with dyslexia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study included 32 dyslexic children selected from two centers for learning disabilities in Mashhad, Iran. D...
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| author | Azam Darvishi Davood Sobhani Rad Somayyeh Boomi Quchan Atigh Aghdas Hamidi Javad Heravian Shandiz Ahmad Shojaei Baghini |
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| description | PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to investigate the relation between the severity of reading disorder and visual functions among children with dyslexia.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study included 32 dyslexic children selected from two centers for learning disabilities in Mashhad, Iran. Dyslexics were then classified as mild, moderate, and severe based on an instrument used to determine the severity of their reading disorder. Complete optometric examinations to measure visual acuity, refractive errors, latent and manifest deviations, stereoacuity, and amplitude of accommodation were performed for all participants. The correlation between visual functions among dyslexics and their reading disorder severity was investigated.
RESULTS: The mean age of the participants in this study was 8.1 ± 0.8 years. Among participants, 40.6%, 31.3%, and 28.1% presented with severe, moderate, and mild levels of reading difficulties, respectively. Only exophoria significantly correlated with the severity of reading disorders. No significant correlation was found between other visual functions and the severity of reading disorders in dyslexic children.
CONCLUSION: We found that higher exophoria at near has a significant correlation with the severity of dyslexia. A complete and detailed eye examination of patients with dyslexia and correcting their visual impairments might be helpful. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cb509e28ffe84f8f8e119f4727eb036c2022-12-22T03:00:46ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsTaiwan Journal of Ophthalmology2211-50562211-50722022-01-0112217818310.4103/tjo.tjo_33_21The relation between the severity of reading disorder and visual functions among children with dyslexiaAzam DarvishiDavood Sobhani RadSomayyeh Boomi Quchan AtighAghdas HamidiJavad Heravian ShandizAhmad Shojaei BaghiniPURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to investigate the relation between the severity of reading disorder and visual functions among children with dyslexia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study included 32 dyslexic children selected from two centers for learning disabilities in Mashhad, Iran. Dyslexics were then classified as mild, moderate, and severe based on an instrument used to determine the severity of their reading disorder. Complete optometric examinations to measure visual acuity, refractive errors, latent and manifest deviations, stereoacuity, and amplitude of accommodation were performed for all participants. The correlation between visual functions among dyslexics and their reading disorder severity was investigated. RESULTS: The mean age of the participants in this study was 8.1 ± 0.8 years. Among participants, 40.6%, 31.3%, and 28.1% presented with severe, moderate, and mild levels of reading difficulties, respectively. Only exophoria significantly correlated with the severity of reading disorders. No significant correlation was found between other visual functions and the severity of reading disorders in dyslexic children. CONCLUSION: We found that higher exophoria at near has a significant correlation with the severity of dyslexia. A complete and detailed eye examination of patients with dyslexia and correcting their visual impairments might be helpful.http://www.e-tjo.org/article.asp?issn=2211-5056;year=2022;volume=12;issue=2;spage=178;epage=183;aulast=Darvishichildrendyslexiaseverityvisual function |
| spellingShingle | Azam Darvishi Davood Sobhani Rad Somayyeh Boomi Quchan Atigh Aghdas Hamidi Javad Heravian Shandiz Ahmad Shojaei Baghini The relation between the severity of reading disorder and visual functions among children with dyslexia Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology children dyslexia severity visual function |
| title | The relation between the severity of reading disorder and visual functions among children with dyslexia |
| title_full | The relation between the severity of reading disorder and visual functions among children with dyslexia |
| title_fullStr | The relation between the severity of reading disorder and visual functions among children with dyslexia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relation between the severity of reading disorder and visual functions among children with dyslexia |
| title_short | The relation between the severity of reading disorder and visual functions among children with dyslexia |
| title_sort | relation between the severity of reading disorder and visual functions among children with dyslexia |
| topic | children dyslexia severity visual function |
| url | http://www.e-tjo.org/article.asp?issn=2211-5056;year=2022;volume=12;issue=2;spage=178;epage=183;aulast=Darvishi |
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