The influence of age, sex and visual dysfunction on reading ability in school-children

Autor: Baptista António M. G., Serra Pedro, Silva Carlos, Franco Sandra, Gilchrist James, Barrett Brendan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: EPJ Web of Conferences, Vol 238, p 12016 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2100-014X
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202023812016
Popis: Binocular and accommodative dysfunctions affect the efficiency and coordination of the eyes, and this may impair reading performance. Reading can be evaluated using accuracy and speed measures. In this study, we searched for evidence that dysfunctions of accommodation (i.e. accommodation insufficiency, IA) and binocular vision (i.e. convergence insufficiency, CI) and also hyperopia have impact on reading ability. A sample of 292 children read a text following vision screening. The sample was composed of control children and children with the conditions: AI; CI and hyperopia. Multilinear regression analysis was used to evaluate the influence of variables sex, age and visual condition (control, AI, CI and hyperopia) on reading accuracy and speed. The results showed that ~7% of the variation in reading accuracy was explained by a model where age (p=0.001), and presence of AI (p
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