Attention to text and pictures during storybook reading in preschool children with moderate hyperopia
Abstract
PURPOSE: Uncorrected, moderate hyperopia has been associated with poor emergent literacy skills. However, the eye movements of preschoolers have not yet been used to determine how well young, hyperopic children attend to text and pictures during storybook reading compared to emmetropic children. In this study, the percentage of visual on-task time during storybook reading for 4- and 5-year-old children with uncorrected, moderate hyperopia was compared to that of their emmetropic peers. The relationship between percentage visual on-task time and near visual function was also assessed. METHODS: Children received an eye exam with cycloplegic refraction to identify hyperopia (+3.00D to +6.00D with astigmatism ≤1.50D and anisometropia ≤1.00D) or emmetropia (hyperopia ≤1.0D; astigmatism, anisometropia, and myopia
Fields of Study & Subjects
Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies
Reading and Literacy Development
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Optometry and Vision Science
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Volume
- 103
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- e70030–e70030
- Publication date
- 1 February 2026
- Language
- EN