The prevalence of visual disorders in a school for emotionally disturbed children

Data on the prevalence of visual disorders in special populations as well as in normal populations is sparse. Fifty-five students in a special education school were given a comprehensive screening for pathology, acuity, refractive error, fusion, oculomotor, and perceptual motor skills. This group had a very high prevalence of visual disorders especially perceptual motor, oculomotor and fusion disorders.