Children with Low Literacy and Poor Stereoacuity: An Evaluation of Complex Interventions in a Community-Based Randomized Trial

Abstract

A formal randomized control trial was feasible in this setting. Intervention among children with poor stereoacuity and low literacy produced small improvements in stereopsis and convergence insufficiency symptom scores. Further randomized control trials should be conducted to clarify the role of orthoptic intervention on literacy in selected child populations.

Prevalence and Associations of Anisometropia in Children

“…To assess the effect of anisometropia on stereoacuity, poor stereoacuity was defined as stereoacuity of more than 100 seconds of arc. 5,18 Inclusion criterion for the present study was the availability of bilateral refractometric measurements. The statistical analysis was carried out by using a commercially available software package (SPSS for Windows, version 22.0; IBM-SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA).…”

Cerebral Visual Impairment in Children

“…For example, Jones et al ( 2008 ) assessed visual search performance and processing accuracy for symbols in children with developmental dyslexia, and found lower accuracy for both stimulus categories compared with normal age-matched children. Insuffi cient fusional convergence may also impair text processing, because binocular fi xation cannot be shifted accurately along words and lines (Ponsonby et al 2009 ). Sireteanu andcolleagues ( 2006 , 2008 ) found evidence that both modes of visual search may be impaired.…”