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To: Neeka who wrote (188190)	11/30/2006 1:19:21 PM
From: mistermj	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794015

I wonder if this could just as easily be explained by an early love for reading. I've heard theories that focusing closely for long periods of time while in your developmental years can lead to myopia. Many studies have shown a relationship between myopia and IQ. According to Arthur Jensen, myopes average 7-8 IQ points higher than non-myopes. The relationship also holds within families, and siblings with a higher degree of refraction error average higher IQs than siblings with less refraction error. Jensen believes that this indicates myopia and IQ are pleiotropically related (both myopia and IQ are caused by the same genes). The mechanism that has caused a relationship between myopia and IQ is not yet known with certainty (Jensen, 1998).

To: Neeka who wrote (188190)	11/30/2006 1:27:02 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794015

Many studies have shown a relationship between myopia and IQ. I am convinced that learning to be a good reader at an early age and bad eyesight is connected. Your eyes weren't designed for reading.