ArticleThe British journal of ophthalmology2014
How to help children with neurodevelopmental and visual problems: a scoping review.
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- Development of a core outcome set for evaluative research into paediatric cerebral visual impairment (CVI), in the UK and Eire.BMJ open · 2021Review
- FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY IN KRAPINA-ZAGORJE COUNTY.Acta clinica Croatica · 2021Article
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- Habilitation services for children blind from retinopathy of prematurity: Health care professionals' perspective in Maharashtra.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2019Article
- Findings from an opt-in eye examination service in English special schools. Is vision screening effective for this population?PloS one · 2019Article
- Methods for conceptualising 'visual ability' as a measurable construct in children with cerebral palsy.BMC medical research methodology · 2017Article
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Abstract
Children with visual impairment and a condition affecting their neurodevelopment (children with VND) may require extensive and specialised help but evidence on the most effective strategies for visual improvement is lacking. We defined a PICO format (Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome) for a scoping review and systematically searched 13 databases. Two reviewers assessed the abstracts for inclusion and a third arbitrated in cases of disagreement. We abstracted data from included studies. We found 4450 abstracts from which we identified 107 papers for inclusion. Of these, 42 related to interventions involving a change in visual input or function: 5 controlled trials, 8 before and after studies and 29 case reports. The strongest evidence supported the provision of spectacles to improve distance or near vision and the use of ultraviolet light as environmental modification for training. Less strong but suggestive evidence supported training/practice routines to improve acuity or oculomotor control. Interventions exist to help children with VND and current recommendations that they are assessed by a vision specialist are supported by the evidence. More information is needed on the effectiveness of training/practice programmes which may promote improved function, and of environmental modifications to facilitate engagement of children with VND with the surroundings.
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