Clinical assessment of the TechArm system on visually impaired and blind children during uni- and multi-sensory perception tasks.

ABSTRACT: We developed the TechArm system as a novel technological tool intended for visual rehabilitation settings. The system is designed to provide a quantitative assessment of the stage of development of perceptual and functional skills that are normally vision-dependent, and to be integrated in customized training protocols. Indeed, the system can provide uni- and multisensory stimulation, allowing visually impaired people to train their capability of correctly interpreting non-visual cues from the environment. Importantly, the TechArm is suitable to be used by very young children, when the rehabilitative potential is maximal. In the present work, we validated the TechArm system on a pediatric population of low-vision, blind, and sighted children. In particular, four TechArm units were used to

SUBMITTER: Morelli F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10272406 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature