Open AccessTinted lenses and dyslexics—a controlled study
Author(s) -
SPELD S.A.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-1606
pISSN - 0814-9763
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1989.tb00503.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dyslexia , reading (process) , significant difference , pediatrics , audiology , psychology , developmental psychology , political science , law
Abstract We have carried out a randomised prospective controlled trial of the effect of tinted lenses on the reading ability of 24 non‐asthmatic dyslexic children aged between nine and twelve years. Reading ability was assessed using the Neale Analysis of Reading. After one school term, there was no significant difference in the change in reading age between treatment and control groups. After two school terms (approximately six months), only 11 children (44%) were still wearing the glasses. Of 381 suitable subjects for entry into the study, 208 were excluded because of a diagnosis of asthma (to avoid effects of medication on cerebral function). As a result, we may have excluded subjects who would have responded favourably to tinted lenses.