An Overview of a UK Paediatric Visual Impaired Population and Low Vision Aid Provision

Autor/inn/en	Theodorou, Nana; Shipman, Tracey
Titel	An Overview of a UK Paediatric Visual Impaired Population and Low Vision Aid Provision
Quelle	In: British Journal of Visual Impairment, 31 (2013) 1, S.60-67 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0264-6196
DOI	10.1177/0264619612469370
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Visual Impairments; Children; Assistive Technology; Incidence; Demography; Age; Sex; Adventitious Impairments; Genetic Disorders; Congenital Impairments; Etiology; United Kingdom; United Kingdom (Sheffield) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Vorkommen; Demografie; Alter; Lebensalter; Geschlecht; Geschlechtsverkehr; Ätiologie; Großbritannien
Abstract	A retrospective study was carried out to evaluate the paediatric visual impaired population attending the Low Vision Clinic at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, over a period of 14 years. Data were collected and analysed for children less than 17 years for prevalence, demographics, registration status, aetiologies, and types of low vision aids issued. The total number of children identified was 204. Of these, 19 percent of the children were registered blind, 45 percent were registered partially sighted, and 36 percent were not registered. The four diagnostic groups were genetic (29%), prenatal (36%), perinatal (23%), and childhood (12%). Describing local characteristics of paediatric visual impairment is a useful measure of current low vision service provision. This information can further inform educational, social, and health needs for the visually impaired children to ensure adequate service provision. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10