Correcting vision in children with dyslexia ‘unlikely to help’

Correcting vision problems in children with dyslexia is unlikely to have any effect on the condition, research has shown.

Correcting vision in children with dyslexia ‘unlikely to help’

In the first study of its kind, scientists found no evidence that visual deficiencies are linked to severe cases of “word blindness”.

The results call into question the value of common private treatments that can cost thousands of euro. Many experts had already cast doubt on the effectiveness of the therapies, which typically involve the use of coloured lenses and overlays and eye exercises.

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