Childhood Visual Impairment in Fiji

Brain visual impairment in childhood: mini review.

Cerebral visual impairment (CVI) is one of the leading causes of severe visual impairment in childhood. This article was written to highlight any new knowledge related to cerebral visual impairment in childhood.The international literature was searched to describe the type of visual, oculomotor and / or visuo-perceptual disturbances and to discuss the prognosis. CVI children show a wide range o...

The effect of visual impairment on emotional development and emotional competence in learners who are visual impairment

Abstract Background and Aim: Emotion is a strong affective perception or feeling that arises from personal circumstances, one's mood, or communication with others. Emotions are multidimensional and have holistic structures that consist of different dimensions such as behavioral expression, physiological layers, phenomenological experience, cognitive processes and social context. The aim of ...

Survey of childhood blindness and visual impairment in Botswana.

BACKGROUND/AIMS In terms of blind-person years, the worldwide burden of childhood blindness is second only to cataracts. In many developing countries, 30-72% of childhood blindness is avoidable. The authors conducted this study to determine the causes of childhood blindness and visual impairment (VI) in Botswana, a middle-income country with limited access to ophthalmic care. METHODS This stu...

Prevalence and factors associated with childhood visual impairment in Ethiopia

Background Visual impairment is a significant loss of vision. It has an impact on the prosperity of different countries. It has been difficult to plan preventive measures against visual impairment due to the scarcity of data about the extent of the problem. Objectives The study was aimed at assessing the prevalence and identifying factors associated with visual impairment among school-age chi...

Genetical aspects of severe visual impairment in childhood.