Naslov
Functional vision in infants with perinatal brain damage

Autori
Alimović, Sonja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
8th ICEVI European Conference on Education and Re/habilitation of people with visual impairment / - Istanbul : ICEVI, 2013, Xx-xx

Skup
8th ICEVI European Conference on Education and Re/habilitation of people with visual impairment

Mjesto i datum
Istanbul, Turska, 30.06.2013. - 05.07.2013

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
functional vision ; infants ; perinatal brain damage

Sažetak
Background: Children with perinatal brain damage can develop cerebral visual impairment with preserved visual functions (e.g. visual acuity, contrast sensitivity) but poor functional vision. Many authors have discussed the effects of visual stimulations on visual functions, but there is no research about the effects on using vision in everyday activities (i.e. functional vision).The aim of this study was to discuss the importance of timely assessing and stimulating the functional vision in infants with perinatal brain damage. Methods: We assessed visual functions (grating acuity, contrast sensitivity and confrontation visual field) and functional vision (using vision in communication, sustained near vision tasks and keeping visual attention) in 80 infants with perinatal brain damage and visual impairment. All infants were assessed before and after the visual stimulation program ; at the beginning and at the end of a school year. Assessment results of visual functions have been compared to results of functional vision. All results have also been compared after the visual stimulation program to evaluate the efficacy of intervention. We had no control group because of ethical issues. Results: The first assessment results showed that infants with perinatal brain damage had significantly more problems in functional vision than in basic visual functions. Children have improved in all tested visual functions and functional vision. Nevertheless, after the visual stimulation program functional vision improved significantly and therefore became better developed than visual functions. Conclusion: Using vision is important in early infancy. Keeping visual attention in tasks encourages the development of visual functions and other developmental areas. Infants with perinatal brain damage often have more problems in functional vision than in basic visual functions, and timely intervention can improve both. Therefore, functional vision assessment is indispensable in early development monitoring of children with perinatal brain damage

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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