Eye movements and poor reading: Does the Developmental Eye Movement test measure cause or effect?

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 740-747

  Medland, Coraley ^a   Walter, Helen ^a   Margaret Woodhouse, J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; DEM test; Eye movements; Reading

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; OCULOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; READING;

ADULT; AGING; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EYE MOVEMENT MEASUREMENTS; EYE MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; READING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958518611     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2010.00779.x     Document Type: Article

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