Assessment and management of children with visual impairment

Effectiveness of Shame Management Training Program on Aggression and Social Skills of Children with Hearing Impairment

Background and Purpose: Several methods are used to increase social skills and adaptation of people with hearing impairment. In this regard, the present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of shame management training program on aggression and social skills of children with hearing impairment. Method: This research was a semi-experimental study with pretest-posttest control group design....

Epidemiology, aetiology and management of visual impairment in children.

An estimated 19 million of the world's children are visually impaired, while 1.4 million are blind. Using the UK as a model for high income countries, from a population-based incidence study, the annual cumulative incidence of severe visual impairment/blindness (SVL/BL) is estimated to be 6/10 000 by age 15 years, with the incidence being highest in the first year of life. The population of vis...

Somatic development of children with visual impairment

The effect of sensory organ diseases on physical growth is not an issue that is frequently discussed in auxology. The aim of this study was to evaluate the physical growth of children and youth suffering from sight deficiency or blindness in respect of the degree of disability, its etiology, and therapies applied in the course of treatment. The study involved 288 subjects (126 girls and 162 boy...

Visual impairment in children.

Development of visual acuity in children with cerebral visual impairment.

OBJECTIVE To study the development of visual acuity in term-born children with cerebral visual impairment and a history of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. METHODS We studied 19 term-born children, aged 6 months to 6 years, with moderate to severe neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and behaviors indicative of cerebral visual impairment. Longitudinal measures of grating acuity w...