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The prevalence of optometric anomalies and symptoms in children receiving special tuition
Author(s) -
Baraas Rigmor C.,
Demberg Anneli
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
ophthalmic and physiological optics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.147
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1475-1313
pISSN - 0275-5408
DOI - 10.1046/j.1475-1313.1999.00405.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , special education , audiology , optometry , demography , psychology , mathematics education , sociology
Summary A case‐control study was performed where 9 pupils receiving special tuition (ST‐group) were compared with 36 controls. Six (66,7%) of the pupils in the ST‐group were diagnosed as dyslexic. No significant correlation was revealed between receiving special tuition and having reduced visual function, nor between reduced visual function and number of visually related symptoms. Although the number of symptoms was not significantly greater in the ST‐group, some of the symptoms were significantly more common in the ST‐group, and none were significantly more common in the control group.