Reading Speed, Motor Skills Affect Self-Perception in Kids With Amblyopia

Slower reading speed and worse motor skills are associated with lower self-perception in school-aged children with amblyopia, researchers report, according to a Reuters Health report.

Previous studies have shown that patching treatments used for amblyopia can be associated with loss of self-esteem, but few studies have examined how amblyopia itself affects self-perception.

To investigate, Dr. Eileen E. Birch from the Foundation of the Southwest and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, in Dallas, and colleagues studied children in grades 3 to 8.

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