Desempenho funcional de crianças com deficiência visual, atendidas no Departamento de Estimulação Visual da Fundação Altino Ventura

Abstract

Purpose: To analyze the functional outcome of visually handicapped children. Methods: Twenty-seven children were evaluated using the standard functional PEDI test. Seventeen who attended school at "Escola Municipal Alto do Maracaña", Recife - Pernambuco, Brazil, had normal visual acuity and the other ten had visual handicap, and were cared for at Stimulation Visual Department - "Fundação Altino Ventura", in the same city. Results: The children who had visual handicap showed significantly worse performance in self-care and mobility than normal children. Conclusion: Visual handicap may have limited the performance regarding self-care, mobility, understanding, communication, home works, in the studied group.