Optometric disorders are likely to increase the difficulties experienced by an individual who is struggling to read. There are some reports of a higher incidence of visual abnormalities in children with dyslexia, but there has been little investigation into adults. We therefore investigated the optometric status of a population comprising children…

This study examined the mental effort required to monitor landmarks and the effect of the type of route on mobility-route training. The results revealed that the features of landmarks and competence in travel were significantly related, indicating that some environmental factors related to height and width are more easily learned when people can…

This article describes development of the Test for Manual Dexterity in Visually Impaired Children. The test was used to chart manual skills of 66 Norwegian children with visual impairments and 67 controls, and found significant differences among sighted children, children with low vision, and children who were blind. (Author/CR)