Lança, CarlaSerra, HelenaPrista, João2013-09-242013-09-242013-07Lança CC, Serra H, Prista J. Binocular vision and reading ability in a Portuguese population of school age children. In An Intercontinental Perspective of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus AAPOS & SNEC 2013, Singapore, 14th to 16th July 2013.http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/2702Preventable visual loss caused by amblyopia (2 to 4%) and its risk factors such as strabismus (3%) and uncorrected refractive errors (5 to 7%) represent an important public health problem. Children with binocular vision anomalies could be at disadvantage in reading and writing. Objectives: (1) Describe binocular vision measures in children of school age; and (2) Describe the impact of abnormal binocular vision on reading ability (reading errors and reading speed).engOrthopticsBinocular visionAmblyopiaStrabismusReading abilityChildrenPortugalconference object