Amblyopia, not strabismus, identified as key contributor to slow reading in school-age children

(Elsevier Health Sciences) Children with amblyopia, commonly known as 'lazy eye,' may have impaired ocular motor function. This can result in difficulties in activities for which sequential eye movements are important, such as reading. A new study conducted at the Retina Foundation of the Southwest determined that children with amblyopia read more slowly than children with normal vision or with strabismus alone. Their findings are published in the Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.
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