The importance value of an individual rehabilitation (habilitation) program for visually impaired children

Congenital and hereditary forms of ophthalmic pathology claim over 90 % of cases of vision disability in children. The main functional eye disorders affecting the fundamental categories of life quality of a disabled child are visual acuity and visual field impairment. Child disability is often characterized by the fact that visual defects are accompanied by musculoskeletal pathologies, hearing impairment, diseases of internal organs, and psycho-neurological impairments. The purpose of this paper is to increase the awareness of ophthalmologists in measures taken by various institutions and organizations in accordance with the individual rehabilitation or habilitation program for disabled children developed by the Bureau of the medical social expertise. Medical rehabilitation includes: rehabilitation and reconstructive therapy, prosthetics, provision of technical rehabilitation facilities depending on the child’s visual acuity and visual field state, eye pathology, and age. Psychological and pedagogic rehabilitation of disabled children includes pre-school education, general education and psychological correction. For citation: Egorova T.S. The importance value of an individual rehabilitation (habilitation) program for visually impaired children. Russian ophthalmological journal. 2018; 11 (1): 67-73. doi: 10.21516/2072-0076-2018-11-1-63-73 (In Russian)