New Findings for Children with Reading Difficulties

March 23, 2010 - PRLog -- A growing number of parents and teaching professionals are turning to eye practitioners when their children have difficulty reading.

Visual problems associated with reading difficulties are discussed in a new book which has been developed by three of the country’s leading eye experts.

Vision and Reading Difficulties has been written primarily for eye care professionals, to help them stay up to date with the new developments.

The book not only addresses the problems, but also comes up with a clinical protocol that can be used to identify and treat these conditions.

The findings have been of particular significance to Ulverston Optometrist Lyn Savage. Lyn Savage Opticians celebrated its 25th Anniversary last year, and Mrs Savage continues to develop her knowledge of the industry.

Mrs Savage, based on Market Street, prides on providing first-class vision care for the entire family. Mrs Savage is now keen to meet children with reading difficulties, to see if there is a visual problem that she can diagnose and treat.

She has recently visited Pennybridge, Leven Valley and Broughton Primary schools to talk with children about their eyesight.

The new findings focus on those people who have vision concerns with reading, though do not have eye diseases or low vision, the visual problems that are most often associated with reading difficulties.

Vision and Reading Difficulties points out early on: “There has been increasing evidence in recent years of visual factors contributing to reading difficulties…”

With a strong interest in these visual factors, Bruce Evans, Director of Research at the Institute of Optometry, said: “We felt there was a need for a book for eye care professionals that would give them the background on which visual problems may be contributing to reading difficulties, how they can detect those problems and what they can do about them when they find them.”

A discussion with Mr Evans and the authors is available to view on the Association of Optometrists website. Vision and Reading Difficulties is also available from the OT Bookshop.

Lyn Savage will be happy to speak to anyone who would like further information on the subject.