Anomalies in visual information processing can have a major effect on the life quality of individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), including eye gaze abnormality, higher frequency of refractive errors (e.g., astigmatism, hypermetropia, and anisometropia), strabismus, abnormal blinking rate, disturbed eye movements that may be associated with or aggravated social communication deficits of ASD. However, little is known about the ocular surface conditions. This study will investigate the visual function in individuals with ASD, with a particular focus on the ocular surface condition. We plan to recruit 50 adults with ASD and 50 age-/sex-matched typically developing controls in this project, and perform visual function assessment.
This study will investigate the visual function in individuals with ASD, with a particular focus on the ocular surface condition and visual function assessment.