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Wearing Glasses Improves Reading Fluency for Kids with 'High' Astigmatism
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Newswise — January 27, 2016 – For children with severe astigmatism, wearing glasses to correct blurred vision can significantly improve accurate reading speed, reports a study in the February issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of ...

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Wearing Glasses Improves Reading Fluency for Kids with 'High' Astigmatism
Newswise (press release)
Newswise — January 27, 2016 – For children with severe astigmatism, wearing glasses to correct blurred vision can significantly improve accurate reading speed, reports a study in the February issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of ...

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"For students with severe or 'high' astigmatism, getting and wearing glasses may bring an improvement in reading fluency equivalent to one-half grade level, according to the report by Erin M. Harvey, PhD, and colleagues of The University of Arizona, Tucson. They write, 'These data support the recommendation for full-time spectacle wear in astigmatic students, particularly those with high astigmatism.'"


I'm no paediatric optometrist, but even I don't find this to be exactly surprising. Precisely who was asking the question that this study evaluated...?