Status:
TERMINATED
Eye Movements and Reading Disabilities
Lead Sponsor:
Scripps Health
Conditions:
Reading Disability
Dyslexia
Eligibility:
All Genders
7-13 years
Brief Summary
The mechanism of the eye movement anomalies seen in dyslexic patients is not well defined. Some optometrists use observational eye movement tests as screening devices for dyslexia and advocate eye mov...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 1\. Age 7 to 13 (Must be in at least 2nd grade, but not higher than 8th grade) 2. Complete ophthalmic examination performed by a pediatric ophthalmologist and orthoptist.
- 3\. All ocular structures must be within normal limits. 4. Best corrected visual acuity must be equal to or better than 20/30 in each eye.
- 5\. Group 1:
- Children with a reading disability must be given the diagnosis by a clinical educational specialist, educational psychologist or neuro-behavioral psychologist.
- Children with a reading disability may not have any ophthalmic anomaly determined by testing as described above. This includes but is not limited to amblyopia, strabismus, nystagmus, or any organic disease.
- 6\. Group 2
- a. Eye movement disorder confirmed by testing by a pediatric ophthalmologist and/or orthoptist b. All other ocular structures must be within normal limits (including visual acuity).
- 7\. Group 3:
- No evidence of reading disability, attention deficit disorder or ocular anomaly, including eye muscle or movement disorder as specified above.
Exclusion
- 1\. Myopia more than - 6.00 diopters (spherical equivalent) in either eye. 2. Hyperopia more than + 6.00 diopters (spherical equivalent) in either eye. 3. History of vision therapy or orthoptic treatment 4. Any ocular anomaly with the exception of eye movement disorder for group 2.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2013
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
1 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01860027
Start Date
December 1 2013
End Date
September 1 2014
Last Update
November 22 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Scripps Clinic
San Diego, California, United States, 92130