Visual Attention Span and Optometric Conditions: Is there a connection between a poor VAS and an optometric diagnosis?
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This paper investigates whether there is a correlation between a poor Visual Attention Span (VAS) and the child’s optometric status. Convergence excess impacts most upon a male achieving a VAS-3 more than 75 per cent of the time. Fifty per cent of females with eye-teaming problems are unlikely to achieve a VAS-3 more than 25 per cent of the time. Overall children with an optometric diagnosis were unlikely to achieve a VAS-3 more than 75 per cent of the time. This indicates that children with optometric conditions are more likely to have a poor VAS ability.
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