Joanne M. Wood|Alex A. Black|Shelley Hopkins|Sonia White
Vision and academic performance in primary school children
Queensland University of Technology|Queensland University of Technology|Queensland University of Technology|Queensland University of Technology
vision considered important academic performance children however evidence area tends inconsistent inconclusive study explored association vision function visual information processing measures standardised academic achievement scores grade 3 australian childrenparticipants included 108 grade 3 primary school children 882 032 years three state primary schools southeast queensland participants underwent standard vision screening including distance visual acuity va binocular vision testing stereoacuity sa computerbased battery visual information processing tests including development eye movement dem test visual sequential memory vsm symbol search ss also administered australian national assessment program literacy numeracy naplan scores across five subtests academic performance obtained child reading writing spelling grammarpunctuation numeracythe dem adjusted horizontal vertical times strongly associated naplan subtest scores p 001 adjusted age socioeconomic status school dem ratio significantly associated naplan subtests vsm ss scores significantly associated one naplan subtests worse better eye va sa showed significant association naplan subtestsperformance horizontal vertical dem subtests strongly associated academic performance data conjunction clinical data provide useful information clinicians regarding prescribing management philosophy children lower levels uncorrected refractive error binocular vision anomalies