Poor vision may lower your kid’s grades: Study

Parents, take note! Undetected eye problems may adversely affect your child’s ongoing learning, says scientists who found that students with poor vision had lower academic scores.

Researchers at Queensland University of Technology in Australia found that 30 per cent of students tested had uncorrected eye problems that could affect their academic performances.

The children referred for optometric examination had significantly lower scores in reading, spelling, numeracy, grammar and punctuation tests.  “Children’s eyes need to be tested early throughout schooling to ensure they can fully engage with the visual aspects of classroom learning,” said Sonia White, senior research fellow at QUT. (PTI)