Learning-Related Vision Problem Facts & Figures
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Up to 25% off all school age children have vision problems significant enough to impair
academic performance. The rate may be as high as 60% for those children labeled as having
learning problems.1 -
An evaluation of the visual efficiency of beginning readers in a public school found that
visual factors were the primary cause of reading failure and that most current school
screenings are inadequate to detect these problems.2 -
A study of inner city youths found that poor vision is related to academic and behavioral
problems among at-risk children.3
References:
- American Foundation for Vision Awareness
- Optometry & Vision Development
- Journal of Behavioral Optometry
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