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Advice that eye exercises may help treat dyslexia and correct conditions such a blurred vision has been debunked by the New York Times.
Commenting on claims made by some in the eye health field that exercise can help alleviate symptoms from such conditions, the newspaper highlights research from 2009 and 2005 that suggests there is little scientific background in such advice.
However, there are some areas where it can help, with one type of vision therapy, namely orthopics, proving effective.
Ahahad O'Conner, writing for the newspaper, said: "In this therapy, eye doctors prescribe exercise that can relieve double vision, focus problems and conditions such as strabismus."
Referring to the "bottom line", Mr O'Conner wrote: "Eye exercises are useful for some problems, but they do not seem to relieve myopia or dyslexia."
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