Developmental dyslexia is a condition which means inability to read adequately even with proper teaching. The main purpose of this study was to determine the status of binocular vision skills in relation to developmental dyslexia. The results of the survey indicate that though visual acuity is a non-essential factor, nevertheless binocular eye coordination is evidently a major visual dilemma in dyslexic students.
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