Visually handicapped children and young adults in specialized schools in the French North department in 1995

In 1988, the prevalence of blindness in France was 0.17/1000 and that of amblyopia 0.48/1000. Medical advances in the last 30 years have modified the population of children with visual impairment. The populations in two specialized schools of the north (340 children and adolescents, 3-20-year-olds)...

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Published in:Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Société française de pédiatrie 1999-02, Vol.6 (2), p.159-164
Main Authors: Defebvre, M M, Juzeau, D
Format: Article
Language:fre
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Amblyopia - complications
Blindness - complications
Blindness - etiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Disabled Children
Education, Special
Eye Diseases - complications
France
Hearing Disorders - complications
Humans
Intellectual Disability - complications
Personality Disorders - complications
Visually Impaired Persons
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Summary:In 1988, the prevalence of blindness in France was 0.17/1000 and that of amblyopia 0.48/1000. Medical advances in the last 30 years have modified the population of children with visual impairment. The populations in two specialized schools of the north (340 children and adolescents, 3-20-year-olds) were studied and compared with the literature. Cataracts (13%) and congenital nystagmus (11%) were the two most frequent causes. The children taken in charge had less severe diseases than in the past but needed all the same specialized education. However these schools provided more specialized help for children educated near home, in ordinary schools. The children who were educated in the two specialized schools had more severe diseases or more social problems in their families. The education and educative treatment of these children are discussed.
ISSN:0929-693X