background: participation is an important component in a child’s growth, which is not just affected by child's functional abilities, skills, interests and family culture; but also affected by the physical, social and institutional environment. hearing and visual impairment in children may cause growth delay including cognitive, mobility and communication skills. the aim of this study was to com...

PURPOSE To identify the causes of blindness and visual impairment among students in integrated schools for the blind in Nepal. METHODS A total of 778 students from all 67 integrated schools for the blind in Nepal were examined using the World Health Organization/Prevention of Blindness Eye Examination Record for Children with Blindness and Low Vision during the study period of 3 years. RESU...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of blindness and visual impairment and its causes among those aged 50 years and above in Karnali Zone. MATERIALS AND METHODS Stratified cluster sampling method was used. Twenty four clusters of 50 people aged 50 years and above were selected for the study. Visual acuity was recorded with simplified vision testing card with one optotype "E" of size 60 on on...

We investigated residual brain damage in subjects who suffered severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) in childhood, and its relationship with declarative memory impairment. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) volumetric data and memory performance were compared between 16 adolescents with antecedents of severe TBI and 16 matched normal controls. Volumes of grey matter, white matter, cerebrospinal flu...

Type 1 diabetes is a complex metabolic disease involving multiple organ systems which may cause severe visual impairment. Almost all parts of the eye may be affected including: the extra-ocular muscles, intra-ocular lens, the optic nerve, and retina. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness between the ages of 20 and 74 in many developed countries (Cheung et al., 2010; Powers, 2008). Individu...

TO THE EDITOR—We thank Mendy for highlighting the importance of appropriate control of covariates including visual impairment, child’s education level and stroke, when examining the association between herpesviruses and cognitive impairment [1]. As noted, herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) enters latency in the trigeminal ganglion but can travel along facial nerves to the eye and cause ocular ...

to identify and describe factors relating to quality of life (qol) for subjects with low vision and blindness in iran's sistan-baluchestan province, this research designed. this cross sectional study was done on subjects with vision disability who randomly selected and covered by the zahedan welfare organization, zahedan, iran. evaluations were made for the following factors related to visual i...

BACKGROUND Low vision, along with cataract, trachoma, onchocerciasis, childhood blindness and refractive error, is one of the priorities in the global initiative, VISION 2020-The Right to Sight. The purpose of this study was to characterize the traits of patients presenting at a low vision clinic in China. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted of the records of 299 patients who visited ...