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Convergence Insufficiency (CI) is a common childhood vision disorder in which the eyes are unable to work together when looking at nearby objects, and the condition can make tasks like reading difficult. Eye care providers who treat CI have assumed that successful vergence/accommodative therapy, often called vision therapy, would lead to better reading fluency and comprehension. However, Results from a clinical trial funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI) show that while vision therapy can successfully treat CI in children, it fails to improve their reading test scores. Investigators from the Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial – Attention and Reading Trial (CITT-ART) published the results online today in Optometry and Vision Science. NEI is part of the National Institutes of Health. Read more: <a href="https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/treatment-common-vision-disorder-does-not-improve-childrens-reading-skills" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/treatment-common-vi...</a> Credit: National Eye Institute, NIH |
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