Visual Function in Fifty-Eight Intellectually Handicapped Children

Georgina Freeman, AssocDip in Orthoptics (Cumb), DOBA
Julie Loughhead, DipAppSc (Cumb), DOBA

Fifty-eight children from opportunity class type “A” were screened. The aim was to evaluate the type and incidence of ocular defects in these children. The results revealed that 50% of the children had significant ocular defects, which is a higher incidence of defects than is found in the average school population.