Some research reports suggest that visual anomalies may have a causative role in dyslexia,
and on this basis certain forms of therapy have been proposed. Recently, we have …

Dyslexia and the effect of visual problems on reading ability have long been subjects of
controversy. This paper critically reviews the literature on the relationship between reading …

Publisher Summary The chapter explores the possibility of visual deficit in dyslexics. Many
studies have investigated whether a particular group of children who have trouble learning …

The role of visual factors in dyslexia has been a long-standing source of controversy. Recent
research has suggested that there may be a deficit of the transient visual subsystem in …

The visual correlates of dyslexia are the subject of controversy, and much evidence
suggests that they may include some aspects of binocular and accommodative function …

Traditionally, it has been speculated that weaknesses in the visual processing of cognitive
aspects of the written word could lead to reading problems, and if so, such a condition would …

A large body of data suggests that phonological deficits play an important causal role in
dyslexics' reading difficulties. The functional role of visual impairments is still highly debated …

Publisher Summary This chapter explores vision in dyslexics. It discusses a melody
recognition study, which showed a clear decrement in a subset of dyslexics in sight reading …

Dyslexia affects about 10% of all children and is a potent cause of loss of self-confidence,
personal and family misery, and waste of potential. Although the dominant view is that it is …

Dyslexia or specific reading disability is an important and frequent handicap afficting 5–10%
of the population. It is basically a disorder of acquisition of written language, probably due to …