Impact of visual impairment on balance and visual processing functions in students with special educational needs.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Vision is critical for children's development. However, prevalence of visual impairment (VI) is high in students with special educational needs (SEN). Other than VI, SEN students are prone to having functional deficits. Whether visual problems relate to these functional deficits is unclear. This study aimed to assess the impact of vision on visual processing functions and balance in SEN students through a community service.

Methods

Visual acuity (VA) and contrast sensitivity were measured in a total of 104 (aged 14.3±4.3) SEN students as the visual outcomes, followed by retinoscopy. Visual processing function assessment included facial expression recognition by card matching examiner's facial expression matching, and visual orientation recognition. Dynamic balan

SUBMITTER: Choi KY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9053808 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature