Relationship Between Ocular Motility and Motor Skills

Overview

Journal J Eye Mov Res

Date 2025 Jan 29

PMID 39877926

Authors

Carmen Lopez-de-la-Fuente

Eider Bereau Iridoy

Paula Pardo Sofin

Jose Luis Cebrian Lafuente

Victor Berdejo

Cristina Ruiz-Garros

Maria Jose Lopez-de-la-Fuente

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Abstract

The primary aim of this descriptive cross-sectional study was to examine the relationship between ocular motility and motor skills in school-age children. Participants included 142 schoolchildren (mean age: 7.08 ± 0.61 years) who completed a computerised version of the Developmental Eye Movement (DEM) test while their eye movements were recorded, and Northeastern State University College of Optometry's Oculomotor test (NSUCO). Children were classified into three groups based on their level of motor performance, which was measured by the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2). The group with typical motor performance had higher percentiles for both vertical and horizontal time, fewer errors, number of saccades, fixations, and regressions, and faster test performance. Visual test results correlate with the motor assessment outcomes; correlations are weak or moderate. Our findings emphasise the interconnectedness of motor and ocular motility. Hence, including evaluation of visual and motor proficiencies at school age would help to detect struggles in these crucial areas of development.

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