Perna et al - Autism and Vision, A Meta Analysis

Association between Autism and vision problems. A systematic review and meta-analysis

• Visual impairments, including refractive errors and reduced convergence, are more prevalent in autism compared to the general population.
• Sensory abnormalities, such as altered visual perception and global motion perception deficits, are commonly observed in autistics
• There is a need for further research to understand the relationship between visual impairments and autism, as well as the impact of these in Autistics.

Perna, J., Bellato, A., Ganapathy, P.S. et al. Association between Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and vision problems. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Mol Psychiatry (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-023-02143-7