Loss of Vision with Other Disabilities

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HealthWiki > Disabled Village Children > Chapter 30: Loss of Vision and Difficulty Seeing > Loss of Vision with Other Disabilities

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Some children with cerebral palsy or other disabilities also have some loss of vision. Parents may not realize this and think that the child’s delayed development or lack of interest in things is because he has physical disabilities or cognitive delay. In fact, vision loss, or visual impairment, may be a large part of the cause. Even if a child has no other disability, loss of vision can make development of early skills more difficult. If the child does not look at, reach for, or take interest in things around him, check if he can see (and hear).

Note: Some children with very severe brain injury or cognitive delay may appear not to see. They may look at things without really seeing them, because their brains are at the developmental level of a newborn baby. With lots of stimulation, little by little some of these children begin to become more aware of things, to follow them with their eyes, and finally to reach for them.

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