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[Ophthalmologic findings in multiple handicapped patients]
Maria Cecília Remígio1, Daena Leal, Eveline Barros
1Fundação Altino Ventura, Rua da Soledade 170, Boa Vista, Recife (PE) CEP 50070-040, Brazil. fav@fundacanaltinoventura.org.br
Purpose:
To report the visual findings in patients with multiple handicaps.
Methods:
Two hundred and seventy-four patients cared for at the Pediatric and Strabismus Ophthalmology Department of the "Fundação Altino Ventura" - Brazilian National Health System, were examined from June to September 2004. Age varied from 0.1 to 20 years with a median of 5.
Results:
The majority of the patients (61.3%) presented good visual acuity; however low visual acuity (< 20/80) was observed in 38.7% of the patients. Heterotropias were observed in 66 patients (24.0%); astigmatism (53.2%) and hyperopia (29.0%) were more frequent.
Conclusion:
Children with multiple handicaps need an early ophthalmologic diagnosis and treatment for better global development. The integration of a multidisciplinary team with pediatricians, pediatric ophthalmologists and specialists in low vision, may assure a better visual rehabilitation.
