Visual performance and ocular abnormalities in deaf children and young adults: a literature review

Hollingsworth, Richard S., Ludlow, Amanda K., Wilkins, Arnold J., Calver, Richard I. and Allen, Peter M. (2014) Visual performance and ocular abnormalities in deaf children and young adults: a literature review. Acta Ophthalmologica, 92 (4). pp. 305-310. ISSN 1755-3768

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Abstract

Visual defects are common in deaf individuals. Refractive error and ocular motor abnormalities are frequently reported, with hyperopia, myopia, astigmatism and anomalies of binocular vision, all showing a greater prevalence in deaf individuals compared with the general population. Near visual function in deaf individuals has been relatively neglected in the literature to date. Comparisons between studies are problematic due to differences in methodology and population characteristics. Any untreated visual defect has the potential to impair the development of language, with consequences for education more generally, and there is a need to improve screening and treatments of deaf children.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	binocular vision, deaf, reading, refraction, vision
Faculty:	ARCHIVED Faculty of Science & Technology (until September 2018)
Depositing User:	Repository Admin
Date Deposited:	12 Aug 2015 10:28
Last Modified:	03 Feb 2022 09:47
URI:	https://arro.anglia.ac.uk/id/eprint/566214

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