Visual impairments in children with cerebral palsy

Abstract

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the neurological developmental disorder mainly affecting motor abilities. Considering the high rate of associated impairments even the definition of CP is revised and changed. Visual impairment is one of the most common associated impairment. Unfortunately, it is often unrecognized and considered to be a normal consequence of motor problems. Sense of sight is most important for early child development, motivation, learning through imitation. It is, therefore, indispensable to know about visual problems of children with CP and possibilities of facilitating visual functioning in different situations. Early comprehensive, multidisciplinary assessment must be done whenever the child is at risk for developing neurological dysfunction. This review gives information's about incidence and kind of visual problems in children with cerebral palsy.