The effect of adherence to spectacle wear on early developing literacy: a longitudinal study based in a large multiethnic city, Bradford, UK

ObjectivesTo determine the impact of adherence to spectacle wear on visual acuity (VA) and developing literacy following vision screening at age 4–5 years.DesignLongitudinal study nested within the Born in Bradford birth cohort.Setting and participantsObservation of 944 children: 432 had failed visi...

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Published in:BMJ open 2018-06, Vol.8 (6), p.e021277-e021277
Main Authors: Bruce, Alison, Kelly, Brian, Chambers, Bette, Barrett, Brendan T, Bloj, Marina, Bradbury, John, Sheldon, Trevor A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Child, Preschool
Educational attainment
Eye diseases
Eyeglasses
Families & family life
Female
Humans
Literacy
Literacy - statistics & numerical data
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Maternal & child health
Medical screening
Mothers
Parents & parenting
Patient Compliance - statistics & numerical data
Pediatrics
Preschool children
Public Health
Reading
Refraction, Ocular
Refractive Errors - physiopathology
Refractive Errors - rehabilitation
Schools
United Kingdom
Vision Screening - methods
Visual Acuity
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Summary:ObjectivesTo determine the impact of adherence to spectacle wear on visual acuity (VA) and developing literacy following vision screening at age 4–5 years.DesignLongitudinal study nested within the Born in Bradford birth cohort.Setting and participantsObservation of 944 children: 432 had failed vision screening and were referred (treatment group) and 512 randomly selected (comparison group) who had passed (
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021277