The Baltimore Reading and Eye Disease Study (BREDS) is a two year study to determine the prevalence of vision problems in an early school age population with reading difficulty. Comprehensive vision and reading tests will be administered to 400 students at participating schools in the Baltimore City Public School system. A secondary goal is to examine the impact of vision treatment on reading performance. Children with refractive error or convergence insufficiency will be provided treatment free of charge. The investigators will evaluate the impact that the treatment has on vision function and reading performance.
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Prevalence of refractive error and convergence insufficiency among students who perform poorly on reading tests as measured by the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement and Gray Oral Reading Test 4 (GORT-4).
Timeframe: 1 year
Association between refractive error and convergence insufficiency and reading ability as measured by the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement and Gray Oral Reading Test 4 (GORT-4).
Timeframe: 2 years
Effect of correction of refractive error and orthoptic exercises on reading ability as measured by the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement and Gray Oral Reading Test 4 (GORT-4).
Timeframe: 2 years