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to be normal, infants falling in this category should receive regular hearing evaluations thereafter at the physician’s office, well-baby clinic, or audiologic center.

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This report is based on a colloquium sponsored by the American Academy of

of Ophthalmology have recently issued a joint organizational statement titled "The Eye and Learning Disabilities".* * This paper, prepared by an ad hoc committee of the three organiza-tions with the assistance of the president and the past president of the Division for Children With Learning Disabilities, states that the eye and visual training in the treatment of dyslexia and associated learning disabilities have been reviewed, and cites fifteen references and one bibliographic item. Among the conclusions offered is that vision training and glasses are ineffective and, "Furthermore, such training has frequently resulted in unwarranted expense and has de-layed proper instruction for the child. " This statement would seem to be directed at a licensed profession, optometry, which is the only profession specifically licensed to practice visual training. In view of the seriousness of this allegation and since it is directly endorsed by

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