Special Kids Examination

Children who have developmental delay or impairment are at a high risk for having vision impairment and should be recognized as a special at-risk category requiring particular strategies of assessment, intervention, and protocols for examination.

• 1) Cerebral palsy.
• 2) Premature birth.
• 3) Congenital brain malformations.
• 4) Prenatal and cerebral infections.
• 5) Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy.
• 6) Hydrocephalus.
• 7) Hypoglycemia at birth.
• 8) Traumatic brain injury.
• 9) Nonaccidental trauma.

etc., can impact visual systems and functioning, causing cerebral visual impairment (CVI), as well as difficulties and impairment in other systems.