Dr Osaiyuwu

The study was aimed at comparing the academic behaviour in myopic and hyperopic school children. One hundred and sixteen (116) school children were examined which comprised of seventy-seven (77) myopes and thirty-nine (39) hyperopes, drawn from two (2) secondary schools in Ugbowo, Benin city. The academic behaviour was categorised into reading duration, ability to see the board from the back of the classroom, ability to focus while studying, ability to study without experiencing headache, ability to study without experiencing blurry vision, ability to study without experiencing strain and academic performance in percentage (%). The result of the comparison of the academic behviour using the independent t-test showed no significant difference in the academic behaviour of myopic and hyperopic school children, except in their ability to see the board from the back. Thus, we conclude by saying that myopic and hyperopic school children exhibit similar behaviour except in their ability to see the board from the back