Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Epidemiology of childhood blindness Gillian Baird and Anthony T. Moore; 2. Visual assessment during the first years of life Janette Atkinson and Jackie Van Hof-van Duin; 3. Ophthalmology of visual impairment William V. Good; 4. Neurological causes of visual impairment and investigations James E. Jan; 5. Effects of visual disability on behaviour and the family Maryke Groenveld; 6. Effects of severe visual impairment on development Patricia Sonksen; 7. Ophthalmic management Alistair R. Fielder; 8. The role of the Paediatrician Martin C. O. Bax; 9. Community based paediatric management Jacqueline Nicholson; 10. Planning a programme for the multiply disabled child Janet Edwards; 11. The educational implications of visual impairment Michael J. Tobin; 12. Educating the multiply disabled blind child Judy Bell; 13. Access to the curriculum for children with visual impairments Anthony B. Best; 14. The challenge of new technology in education Marianna Buultjens and Stuart Sitken; 15. Social aspects of visual impairment Robert Greenhalgh; 16. Prevention of childhood blindness Clare Gilbert; Index.

Reviews

"...an excellent view into the minds of professionals...the attention paid to the education of the visually impaired child in this book is impressive. Discussions of access to child-based curricula, mainstreaming, transitioning, and interfacing with technology are well explored. Eye-care practitioners are in great need of learning about the developmental approach to education described...this book elegantly describes a team approach with equal players...the references and tables provided in this book are a great asset..this book is certainly inspirational . It should be required reading for ophthalmologists, pediatricians, optometrists, social workers and educators, and provides a framework for assisting visually impaired children and families." Janis Miller Lightman, American Journal of Opthalmology