Understanding the diagnosis: Childhood visually impairing conditions
Presented on Thursday 1 November 2007
Quick overview of Types and Causes Visual Impairment
Dr Andrew Blaikie, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Fife
How many children with VI?
- Prevalence at least 20 per 10 000
- In Scotland 1 000 000 children U16
- Theoretically over 2000 children with VI
What are the causes of VI?
Anatomical Site
Additional Disabilities
Additional Disabilities & Anatomical Site
Characteristics of children with VI
- Brain main cause
- Have complex forms of VI
- Tend to have other additional disabilities
- Communication difficulties
For both reasons challenging to assess and understand what is really going on
Visual Acuity
Timing of cause of VI
Gender
Summary
- Brain
- Additional Disabilities
- Challenging
- Often not registered/notified