Alison Bruce|Brian Kelly|Bette Chambers|Brendan T. Barrett|Marina Bloj|John Bradbury|Trevor Sheldon
The effect of adherence to spectacle wear on early developing literacy: a longitudinal study based in a large multiethnic city, Bradford, UK
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust|Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust|University of York|University of Bradford|University of Bradford|Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust|University of York
determine impact adherence spectacle wear visual acuity va developing literacy following vision screening age 45 yearslongitudinal study nested within born bradford birth cohortobservation 944 children 432 failed vision screening referred treatment group 512 randomly selected comparison group passed 020 logarithm minimum angle resolution logmar eyes spectacle wear observed school 2 years following screening classified adherent wearing spectacles assessment nonadherentannual measures va using crowded logmar test literacy measured woodcock reading mastery testsrevised subtest letter identificationthe va children improved increasing age 0009 log units per month 95 ci 0011 0007 worse eye va adherent group improved significantly comparison group additional 0008 log units per month 95 ci 0009 0007 worse eye 0004 log units per month 95 ci 0005 0003 better eyeliteracy associated va letter identification id reduced 09 95 ci 115 064 every one line 010 logmar fall va better eye association remained adjustment socioeconomic demographic factors 033 95 ci 054 012 adherent group consistently demonstrated higher letterid scores compared nonadherent group greatest effect size 011 year 3early literacy associated level va children adhere spectacle wear improve va also potential improve literacy results suggest failure adhere spectacle wear implications childs vision education