López-de-la-Fuente Carmen, Bereau Iridoy Eider, Pardo Sofín Paula, Cebrián Lafuente Jose Luis, Berdejo Víctor, Ruiz-Garros Cristina, López-de-la-Fuente María José
Department of Applied Physics University of Zaragoza, Spain.
iHealthy Research Group, IIS Aragon, University of Zaragoza, Spain.
J Eye Mov Res. 2024 Oct 10;17(4). doi: 10.16910/jemr.17.4.2. eCollection 2024.
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.
这项描述性横断面研究的主要目的是检验学龄儿童的眼球运动与运动技能之间的关系。参与者包括142名学童（平均年龄：7.08±0.61岁），他们在记录眼球运动的同时完成了电脑版的发育性眼球运动（DEM）测试以及东北州立大学验光学院的动眼神经测试（NSUCO）。根据儿童的运动表现水平将其分为三组，运动表现水平通过儿童运动评估量表第二版（MABC-2）进行测量。具有典型运动表现的组在垂直和水平时间方面的百分位数更高，错误、扫视、注视和回归的次数更少，测试表现更快。视觉测试结果与运动评估结果相关；相关性较弱或中等。我们的研究结果强调了运动和眼球运动的相互联系。因此，在学龄期纳入视觉和运动能力评估将有助于发现这些关键发育领域的问题。
