A new visual-verbal saccade test: the development eye movement test (DEM).
The use of presently available clinical oculomotor tests of a visual-verbal format are limited because they do not evaluate automaticity of number naming. There is a significant relationship between automaticity of number naming and reading performance. Presented is a new oculomotor test that has a specific method to factor out the consequences of automaticity on oculomotor performance. Normative data for children age 6-13 years is provided, in addition to reliability and validity information. Clinical utilization of this test for diagnosis and management in visually related learning problems is offered.
Garzia
R P
RP
School of Optometry, University of Missouri-St. Louis 63121.
Richman
J E
JE
Nicholson
S B
SB
Gaines
C S
CS
D000293:Adolescent; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002648:Child; D004522:Educational Status; D005133:Eye Movements / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D011932:Reading; D012016:Reference Values; D012438:Saccades / Q000502:physiology*; D013060:Speech; D014787:Vision Tests / Q000379:methods*