In Brief: Eye Problems Common in Autism

Many children with autism have specific eye problems, such as crossed eyes or a lazy eye, according to a study published in the June issue ofStrabismus.

Vision is a controversial topic in autism research. Some studies claim that people with the disorder have superior visual acuity, or sharpness, whereas others find no differences in vision. Still other studies have reported visual deficits in mouse models of autism-related syndromes.

Most of this research has focused on visual sharpness, however, and little is known about the frequency of other types of eye problems in autism. 

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SFARI.org, July 2013. 

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