There’s Hope for Children with Cerebral Visual Impairment by Dr. Duratul Ain Hussin

Online Optom Learning Series (OOLS) Sessions

Dr. Duratul Ain Hussin, a practicing optometrist, and a public health optometrist provides an overview of the Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI) services in Malaysia. We learn about the growth of services and collaborations over the world. Then, we learn about CVI in detail.

  1. Cognitive visual pathway 
  2. Causes of CVI 
  3. Typical visual behavior among children with CVI 
    1. Color 
    2. Movement 
    3. Latency 
    4. Visual field 
    5. Complexity 
    6. Visual reflex 
    7. Non-purposeful gazing 
    8. Distance view 
    9. Novelty 
    10. Visual guided reach 
  4. Strategies for improvement 

The session ends with an interesting question and answers segment with the live audience.

References

Papers

Dutton GN, Jacobson LK. Cerebral visual impairment in children. Semin Neonatol. 2001 Dec;6(6):477-85.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12014888/