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Reading and eye-hand coordination in amblyopic children

Award Number: K99EY028224
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2017
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2019

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Reading and eye-hand coordination in amblyopic children - Project Abstract Amblyopia is the most common cause of monocular vision impairment among children, affecting 2 or 3 of every 100 children. Amblyopia commonly results when there is binocularly discordant input associated with strabismus or anisometropia during visual development. Sensory and oculomotor deficits are well-established in the amblyopia literature; yet, the functional consequences of amblyopia on the developing visuocognitive and visuomotor systems are less known. Initial studies show slow reading and poor fine motor ability in amblyopic children and adults, even when they have one eye with normal visual acuity under binocular viewing conditions. Yet, causes of these impairments remain poorly understood. Strabismic and anisometropic children, with or without amblyopia, between the ages of 4-12 years will be enrolled and compared to a group of normal control children. Three projects will be conducted in these groups of children. Eye movements during reading will be evaluated using the EyeLink 1000 binocular eye tracking system, and temporal eye-hand coordination during visually-guided reach-to-point and during visually-guided precision grasp will be evaluated using the EyeLink 1000 and the LEAP Motion capture device. These studies will determine how sensory deficits (visual acuity, stereoacuity, suppression), oculomotor dysfunction (gaze instability, abnormal saccades), and deficits in visual planning and guidance of hand movements affect reading, reaching and grasping in amblyopic children under binocular conditions. Data from the proposed experiments will determine the consequences of abnormal visual experience during development on the visuocognitive and visuomotor systems, provide information on sensory and motor integration during maturation, and aid in determining more effective amblyopia treatments and academic accommodations that allow amblyopic children to thrive.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $103,885 )
2018	2018	RETINA FOUNDATION OF THE SOUTHWEST	9600 N CENTRAL EXPY STE 200	DALLAS	TX	75231	DALLAS	USA	Vision Research	000	2	9/3/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$103,885
														Subtotal = $103,885

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $103,885 )
2017	2017	RETINA FOUNDATION OF THE SOUTHWEST	9600 N CENTRAL EXPY STE 200	DALLAS	TX	75231	DALLAS	USA	Vision Research	000	1	8/29/2017	NEW	$103,885
														Subtotal = $103,885

Grand Total All Awards = $207,770

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Reading and eye-hand coordination in amblyopic children

Award Number: K99EY028224

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2017

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2019

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