Early visual training and environmental adaptation for infants with visual impairment.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To evaluate the effectiveness of early visual training and environmental adaptation on visual function and neurological development in infants with visual impairment.

Method

This was a pilot intervention clinical trial study. Thirty infants (mean age 5.9mo, SD 2.1mo, range 4-11mo; 16 males, 14 females) with peripheral visual impairment (PVI, n=15) or cerebral visual impairment (CVI, n=15) participated in a 6-month visual intervention programme. Thirty matched infants (mean age 6mo, SD 1.4mo, range 4-9mo; 18 males, 12 females) served as a comparison group. Primary outcome measures were visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and qualitative ocular motor functions. Secondary outcomes were scores on the Griffiths Mental Developmental Scales (GMDS).

Results

The treatment

SUBMITTER: Fazzi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8518055 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature