Impact Of Visual Impairment Among With Cerebral Palsy

Abstract

Visual impairment and Cerebral Palsy is often a significant component of multiple handicapping conditions affecting individuals. Early identification of visual impairment and treatment helps the children overall development in the sensory and motor skills through vision training. Often the visual problems are not noticed and seems unidentified due to the primary disability of Cerebral Palsy .Identification of the visual conditions like Cortical visual impairment, Field loss and visual problems of refractive errors and Strabismus at the early stage and the constant training in the visual skills will improve their functional vision and skills to a great extent. The purpose of the study is to identify the prevalence of visual conditions among cerebral palsy and the impact of the vision training in the visual skills of the children with cerebral palsy. In this descriptive study , purposive sampling techniques was used on 30 children having eye conditions of Cortical visual impairment, Refractive errors who underwent complete clinical and functional assessment at vasan eye care hospital ,Chennai were included in this study. This study states that children with the secondary problems of eye conditions need to be diagnosed at the earliest so that their visual skills on optical and optical perceptual skills may be improved to a great extend especially in their educational activities. The evaluation and management of the visual problems of this population can therefore greatly facilitate their rehabilitation. A thorough clinical assessment coupled with a functional evaluation was useful in planning suitable rehabilitation for these children in a comprehensive manner.