Functional Visual Assesment

Have you ever thought how to interpret ophthalmic research? What actually comes from the fact, that your child has particular dioptre level? It this difficult to say whether your child is capable to see well and what this ophthalmic research means for everyday life performance.

It is even worse if we are talking about children with conjugated disabilities – it happens that eye doctor rejects conducting a research.

Functional Vision Assessment will in fact tell you how your child sees. It will answer a question whether your child sees objects on its way, sees toys or assess how high the stairs are.

Functional Visual Assessment – why to conduct?

• IT WILL FULFILL YOUR CHILD’S MEDICAL HEALTH STATUS WITH FACTUAL FUNCTIONAL USAGE OF VISION

• IT WILL HELP YOU TO PROPERLY ADAPT CHILD’S LIVING ENVIRONMENT, CHOOSING RIGHT EQUIPMENT AND TOYS ACCORDING TO CHILD’S VISION CAPABILITIES IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE ITS OVERALL DEVELOPMENT

• IT WILL ENRICH OTHER THERAPIES WITH PROPER PRESCRIPTIONS IN ORDER TO ENSURE HOLISTIC APPROACH TO CHILD’S MANAGEMENT AND FULFILLING ITS NEEDS.

• IT WILL HELP TO PLAN PROPER THERAPIES’ OBJECTIVES.

• IT WILL HELP TO MONITOR THERAPY PROGRESS

FOR SURE YOU ARE AWARE OF IMPORTANCE OF VISION. HOWEVER DID YOU KNOW THAT:

• 80 to 85% OF INFORMATION FROM ENVIRONMENT WE GATHER BY VISION

• VISION IS NOT A SKILL THAT WE ARE BORN WITH.

• LEARNING-TO-SEE PROCESS IS COMING FROM VISION STIMULATION AND VISION EXPERIENCES

• VISION IS LEADING THE GAIT – IT IS THE BIGGEST MOTIVATION TO GAIT.

• MEDICAL RESEARCH OUTCOMES ARE NOT DETERMINING FUNCTION OF THE VISION

• VISION IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF MOVEMENT DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

HOW THE ASSESSMENT WILL LOOK LIKE?

The Functional Visual Assessment will consist of:

• IN-DEPTH MEDICAL INTERVIEW WITH PARENTS

• SPONTANEOUS OBSERVATION OF CHILD’S VISUAL BEHAVIOR

• PROPER ASSESSMENT THAT WILL FOCUS ON EYE-GAIT FUNCTION, FUNCTIONAL VISION PARAMETERS AND USAGE OF VISION BY THE CHILD DURING EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES

SHOULD THERE BE A NECESSITY WE ALSO HAVE STANDARDIZED FUNCTIONAL VISUAL ASSESSMENT TESTS.

WITHIN ONE WEEK FROM THE CONDUCTING FUNCTIONAL VISUAL ASSESSMENT YOU WILL GET A FORMAL DOCUMENTATION WITH IN-DEPTH SUMMARY AND PRESCRIPTIONS

THERE ARE NO AGE-LIMITS TO CONDUCT THE ASSESSMENT – IT IS FULLY APPLICABLE TO INFANTS AS WELL AS TODDLERS.

HOW TO PREPARE TO THE ASSESSMENT?

THINGS YOU NEED TO BRING WITH YOU:

• MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION INCLUDING OPHTHALMIC DOCUMENTATION (IF YOU HAVE ONE)

• PREVIOUS FUNCTIONAL VISUAL ASSESSMENTS (IF YOU HAVE ANY)

• GLASSES AND ANY OTHER EQUIPMENT THAT YOUR CHILD IS USING

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