School Performance and Undetected and Untreated Visual Problems in Schoolchildren in Ireland; a Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Autor/inn/en	Harrington, Siofra; Davison, Peter A.; O'Dwyer, Veronica
Titel	School Performance and Undetected and Untreated Visual Problems in Schoolchildren in Ireland; a Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Quelle	In: Irish Educational Studies, 41 (2022) 2, S.367-388 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Harrington, Siofra)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0332 3315
DOI	10.1080/03323315.2021.1899024
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Academic Achievement; Preadolescents; Visual Impairments; Vision; Young Children; Visual Acuity; Socioeconomic Influences; Gender Differences; Ethnicity; Correlation; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Schulleistung; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Frühe Kindheit; Optisches Differenzierungsvermögen; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Geschlechterkonflikt; Ethnizität; Korrelation; Irland
Abstract	This study explored the association between children's vision and their school academic progress as reported by parents/guardians. Participants were 1,612 schoolchildren (722 6-7-year-olds, 890 12-13-year-olds) in randomly selected schools in Ireland. In advance of data collection, parents/guardians reported school performance as (a) much better than classmates (high-performance) (b) about the same as classmates (average-performance) (c) not as well as classmates (low-performance). Measurements included logMAR monocular visual acuities (with spectacles if worn, and pinhole) in the distance (3 m) and near (40 cm); the amplitude of accommodation; stereoacuity, colour vision assessment, and cyclopleged autorefraction. Controlling for confounders, children presenting with visual impairment (vision poorer than 0.3logMAR (6/12) in the 'better eye'), amblyopia ('lazy eye'), uncorrected refractive error (hyperopia [greater than or equal to]+3.50D and astigmatism [greater than or equal to]1.50DC), reduced for age ability to adjust focus from distance to near tasks (accommodation), impaired three-dimensional vision (stereoacuity), and defective colour vision were more likely to report low-performance in school. The majority of low-performing participants (68%) did not have an eye examination within the 12 months before data collection. Children with academic performance challenges ought to have a comprehensive eye examination, to detect potential vision problems for early intervention minimising any negative impact they may have on educational outcomes. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01