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Peer reviewedPolatajko, H. J. – Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 1987
Differences in visual-ocular function, particularly optokinetic nystagmus (OKN), were compared with 40 learning disabled and 40 normal children (8-12 years-old). No significant differences were found between groups on the variables tested (refixation saccades, smooth ocular pursuit, spontaneous nystagmus, gaze nystagmus, and OKN). (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Children, Learning Disabilities, Ophthalmology, Preadolescents
Peer reviewedBrod, Nathan; Hamilton, David – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1973
A sample of 162 fifth grade students were grouped as good, average, and poor readers on the basis of a standardized reading test to determine whether a relationship existed between binocularity and reading performance. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Children, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities, Ophthalmology
Peer reviewedDreby, Catherine – Reading Teacher, 1979
Discusses reading specialists' responsibilities concerning children's vision problems. (MKM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Ophthalmology, Optometrists
