Detecting learning-related visual problems in the primary care setting.
School-aged children with learning problems are frequently encountered by optometrists. Current research indicates a link between learning problems and certain visual factors that are referred to as learning-related visual problems. As a result, the primary care vision doctor should identify children with learning-related visual problems within the context of a primary care examination. We will present a diagnostic strategy for identifying children with learning-related visual problems. The use of appropriate case history questions and a few additional tests will allow the primary care vision doctor to detect or diagnose the majority of learning-related visual problems within the context of a primary care examination.
Southern California College of Optometry, Fullerton 92635.
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D000065:Accommodation, Ocular; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014792:Visual Acuity