title: Learning disability: a multifaceted health threat an optometric question.
abstract: A conceptual model for the natural history of learning disabilities as a health threat will be presented. The model illustrates the multitude of individual and environmental factors influencing the subsequent physical and mental well-being of disabled learners as well as the professional interaction and interdisciplinary cooperation needed to limit if not prevent the societal impact of learning disabilities.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009907:Optometry; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011634:Public Health