title: Learning disabilities: update comment on the visual system.
abstract: The role of the eye in vision and its relationship to learning disabilities is discussed in this very timely article. A historical overview is included, as well as a consideration of the more recent neuroanatomic research in this area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Beauchamp
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kosmorsky
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000503:physiopathology; D004739:England; D005133:Eye Movements; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000266:history; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods; D012106:Research; D013028:Space Perception; D014796:Visual Perception