Slow reading in children with anisometropic amblyopia is associated with fixation instability and increased saccades.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies show slow reading in strabismic amblyopia. We recently identified amblyopia, not strabismus, as the key factor in slow reading in children. No studies have focused on reading in amblyopic children without strabismus. We examined reading in anisometropic children and evaluated whether slow reading was associated with ocular motor dysfunction in children with amblyopia.

Methods

Anisometropic children (7-12 years) with or without amblyopia were compared to age-similar normal controls. Children silently read a grade-appropriate paragraph during binocular viewing. Reading rate (words/min), number of forward and regressive saccades (per 100 words) and fixation duration were recorded with the ReadAlyzer. Binocular fixation instability was also evaluated

SUBMITTER: Kelly KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5722702 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature