ArticleOptometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry2016
ADHD and Vision Problems in the National Survey of Children's Health.
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- A novel intervention for treating adults with ADHD using peripheral visual stimulation.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Emotions and Feelings as Predictors of Depression and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders among Children and Adolescents with Complete Blindness.Rwanda journal of medicine and health sciences · 2022Article
- The impact of image degradation and temporal dynamics on sustained attention.Journal of vision · 2022Article
- High Risk for Attention-Deficit Hyperactive Disorder in Children with Strabismus: A Nationwide Cohort Study from the National Health Insurance Research Database.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Visual Sensory Experiences From the Viewpoint of Autistic Adults.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Pupillometry measurement and its relationship to retinal structural changes in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2020Article
- Reliability and validity of the PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales in pediatric vision impairment.Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus · 2020Article
- DO ORTHOPTIC EXERCISES HAVE ANY INFLUENCE ON CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS DIAGNOSED WITH CONVERGENCE INSUFFICIENCY AND ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER?Acta clinica Croatica · 2019Article
- Incidence and risk of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children with amblyopia: A nationwide cohort study.Clinical & experimental ophthalmology · 2019Article
- Increased prevalence of parent ratings of ADHD symptoms among children with bilateral congenital cataracts.International journal of ophthalmology · 2019Article
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder children exhibit an impaired accommodative response.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2018Article
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purposeTo compare the prevalence of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children with normal vision and with vision problems not correctable with glasses or contact lenses (vision problems) as determined by parent report in a nationwide telephone survey.
methodsThis cross-sectional study included 75,171 children without intellectual impairment aged 4 to 17 years participating in the 2011 to 2012 National Survey of Children's Health, conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Demographic information and information regarding vision and ADHD status were obtained by parent interview. Questions asked whether they had ever been told by a doctor or health care provider that the child had a vision problem not correctable with glasses or contact lenses, ADHD, intellectual impairment, or one of 13 other common chronic conditions of childhood. A follow-up question asked about condition severity. The main outcome measure was current ADHD.
resultsThe prevalence of current ADHD was greater (p < 0.0001) among children with vision problems (15.6%) compared with those with normal vision (8.3%). The odds of ADHD compared with those of children with normal vision were greatest for those with moderate vision problems (odds ratio [OR], 2.6; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.7 to 4.4) and mild vision problems (OR, 1.8; 95% CI, 1.1 to 2.9). Children with severe vision problems had similar odds of ADHD to those of children with normal vision perhaps because of the small numbers in this group (OR, 1.6; 95% CI, 0.8 to 3.1). In multivariable analysis adjusting for confounding variables, vision problems remained independently associated with current ADHD (OR, 1.8; 95% CI, 1.2 to 2.7).
conclusionsIn this large nationally representative sample, the prevalence of ADHD was greater among children with vision problems not correctable with glasses or contacts. The association between vision problems and ADHD remains even after adjusting for other factors known to be associated with ADHD.
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