Ocular Accommodation
Conditions
Keywords
Ocular Accommodation, Reading
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether special reading glasses improve children's ability to learn to read.
Detailed description
Many children are believed to under accommodate (have a lag of accommodation) when looking at near targets. If this occurs, the retinal image is out of focus. Children who have a lag of accommodation may have difficulty in focusing their eyes at near for long periods of time. This difficulty could reduce their ability to read fluently. Children with above average lags of accommodation will be randomly assigned to a group which receives special reading glasses or a group which does not. The groups will be assessed using a standard test for reading fluency.
Interventions
OTHERAutorefractor, standard clinical instrument
Autorefractor, standard clinical instrument was used to assess the children's focusing power at near.
Sponsors
National Eye Institute (NEI)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Years to 9 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Children in grades 1, 2 and 3 who consent and assent to participate
Exclusion criteria
* Children in the special education program * Children who are unwilling to have their eyes dilated or be tested * Children who are unwilling to wear the glasses
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| DIBELS test scores . | 1 -2 years |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed