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Vision and reading difficulties part 1: specific learning difficulties and vision

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posted on 2023-07-26, 13:13 authored by Peter M. Allen, Bruce J. W. Evans, Arnold J. Wilkins
This article is the first in a series of five about vision and reading difficulties, and provides an introduction and an overview of learning disabilities and specific learning difficulties. It outlines the role of the optometrist in helping people with such problems; it describes the symptoms that optometrists should look for and it provides an introduction of the evidence-based approach. The second article in this series will cover the optometric and orthoptic correlates of reading difficulties. Articles three and four will describe the use of coloured filters, including background, techniques, evidence, and mechanism. The final article will draw together the themes in the series of articles and discuss the clinical protocol and the role of the eye care practitioner in managing visual factors associated with reading difficulties.

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  • Yes

Volume

Online

Page range

30-38

Publication title

Optometry Today

ISSN

0268-5485

Publisher

Association of Optometrists

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  • Published version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2013-06-25

Legacy creation date

2019-12-03

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

ARCHIVED Faculty of Science & Technology (until September 2018)

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