Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Visual Impairments

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Patient Education| 2021 Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Visual Impairments Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools—Visual Impairments. Pediatric Patient Education 2021; 10.1542/ppe_document038 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All AAP SitesAll PublicationsPediatric Patient Education Search Advanced Search Subjects: Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care Visual impairment is present when a child cannot see well enough to interact with others and participate in daily child care or school activities (at the child’s developmental level).Low vision involves a decrease in sight (usually permanent) that interferes with a child’s ability to develop fine- and gross-motor skills and language and cognitive functions. It is an impairment in vision that, even with glasses and maximal medical treatment, adversely affects a child’s development.Partially sighted, legally blind, and low vision are terms used to describe the different levels of visual impairment related to a child’s needs in child care or another educational setting.A child who is partially sighted (also called moderate low vision, with typically 20/60–20/100 best-corrected at-a-distance visual acuity) has a visual problem that requires some special accommodations in child care and school. These children may also... © 2019 American Academy of Pediatrics. All rights reserved. You do not currently have access to this content.