Vision Impairment Ch 32 Flashcards
Importance of vision for occupation
Children with undetected and untreated vision problems may have difficulty participating in many occupations such as
➢reading.
➢copying from the board.
➢writing.
➢playing.
➢sports.
Visual acuity
Myopia
Amblyopia
Pursuits
Saccades
CROSSED EYED
STRABISMUS
Two primary models of vision
The 3 component model
One component model
Model focusing on
•Visual integrity
•Visual efficiency
•Visual information processing
3 component model
Model focusing on visual integrity only
One component model
3 eye care professions
Optician
Optometry
Ophthalmology
Common Visual Impairments in Children With Varied Diagnoses
CP
Down syndrome
ASD
Common Visual Impairments in Children w/ CP
➢Refractive error
➢Strabismus
➢Eye movements
➢Accommodative problems
Common Visual Impairments in Children w/ Down syndrome or ASD
➢Refractive error
➢Accommodative problems
➢Strabismus
➢Additional convergence issues in autism
Visio screening in pediatrics includes:
Symptom questionnaire
Near point rule
Near point of convergence
Northeastern State University College of Optometry Eye Movement Test (NSUCO)
Developmental eye movement test (DEM)
Visual-spatial skills
TVPS and VMI
DTVP-3
