Helping Dyslexia

French scientists have found the eyes may be a possible cause for dyslexia. They claim that receptors at the back of the eye in a critical area known as "Maxwell's Spot" are more symmetrical between the eyes in some dyslexics compared to non-dyslexics leading to a lack of dominance in the brain. This may in turn affect the development of the neural pathways in the brain required for processing visual information.

Left–right asymmetry of the Maxwell spot centroids in adults without and with dyslexia In human vision, the brain has to select one view of the world from our two eyes. However, the existence of a clear anatomical asymmetry providing an initial imbalance for normal neural development is still not understood. Using a so-called foveascope, we found that for a cohort of 30 normal adults,...

Visual development is linked to learning disabilities & dyslexia. Optometrist Stuart Warren explains why studies have failed to find a link and the iCept app that can help. For more info visit http://icept.co.nz

Vision, Learning Difficulties & iCept

The iCept Testing & iCept Training software has recently been updated! Emailing a report has been made easier and the training modules have more options.