Participants described significant psychosocial stress related to uncorrected poor vision, with different etiologies for parents, teachers, and students¶

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q2 i? All participant groups described stress from uncorrected poor vision: parents reported financial and emotional stress, teachers reported classroom-management stress, and students reported physical hardship and emotional stress. → Dudovitz 2016

Evidence¶

Dudovitz 2016¶

Dudovitz, R. N., Izadpanah, N., Chung, P. J., & Slusser, W. (2016). Parent, Teacher, and Student Perspectives on how Corrective Lenses Improve Child Wellbeing and School Function. Maternal and Child Health Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-015-1882-z

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Focus-group thematic analysis; the article reports that "the etiology of that stress varied by participant group," with parents citing financial and emotional stress, teachers citing classroom management, and students citing headaches, eye strain, and trouble at school.

"All groups described significant stress related to uncorrected poor vision, though the etiology of that stress varied by participant group. Parents noted financial and emotional stress from being unable to provide glasses for their children."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Providing free vision services on the school campus was perceived to remove financial and logistical barriers to obtaining corrective lenses — related
• Participants perceived that uncorrected visual deficits reduced students' classroom focus, perseverance, and class participation — related
• Educators during the pandemic may experience secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, and community trauma alongside their own individual trauma — related
• Participants perceived that receiving corrective lenses improved classroom attention, task persistence, and willingness to practice academic skills — related