Visually impaired children in some sites of Ethiopia: Review on prevalence, causes and problems
This paper is a review of literature on the prevalence and causes of visual impairment as well as problems children with visual impairment are facing in Ethiopia. The purpose of the review was to examine the causes of child visual impairment and the problems visually impaired children are experienc...
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College of education, Bahir Dar University
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This paper is a review of literature on the prevalence and causes of visual impairment as well as problems children with visual impairment are facing in Ethiopia. The purpose of the review was to examine the causes of child visual impairment and the problems visually impaired children are experiencing. Thirteen studies which were conducted in Ethiopia between the years 2000 and 2014 on visual impairment of children below the age of 16 were included in the review. The review indicated that while the frequently mentioned causes of complete blindness reported in the studies are cataract and corneal scarring, that of visual impairment (low vision and blindness) are trachoma and refractive error. With little difference, the synthesized data identified corneal scarring as the leading cause to blindness and trachoma to visual impairment (low vision and blindness). The review also indicated visually impaired children live with multifaceted social, psychological and educational problems. Finally, it is concluded that working on enhancement of the prevention practice of trachoma and corneal scarring and solving the problems of visually impaired children need critical attention.
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| spelling | doaj.art-e94f4ab7d3164c8d99a7cce3582126562024-03-23T19:45:24ZengCollege of education, Bahir Dar UniversityBahir Dar Journal of Education1816-336X2415-04522023-06-0116110.4314/bdje.v16i1.Visually impaired children in some sites of Ethiopia: Review on prevalence, causes and problemsTiruwork Tamiru Tolla0Department of Psychology, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia This paper is a review of literature on the prevalence and causes of visual impairment as well as problems children with visual impairment are facing in Ethiopia. The purpose of the review was to examine the causes of child visual impairment and the problems visually impaired children are experiencing. Thirteen studies which were conducted in Ethiopia between the years 2000 and 2014 on visual impairment of children below the age of 16 were included in the review. The review indicated that while the frequently mentioned causes of complete blindness reported in the studies are cataract and corneal scarring, that of visual impairment (low vision and blindness) are trachoma and refractive error. With little difference, the synthesized data identified corneal scarring as the leading cause to blindness and trachoma to visual impairment (low vision and blindness). The review also indicated visually impaired children live with multifaceted social, psychological and educational problems. Finally, it is concluded that working on enhancement of the prevention practice of trachoma and corneal scarring and solving the problems of visually impaired children need critical attention. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/bdje/article/view/249034visual impairment, blindness, prevalence, causes, problems, and children |
| spellingShingle | Tiruwork Tamiru Tolla Visually impaired children in some sites of Ethiopia: Review on prevalence, causes and problems Bahir Dar Journal of Education visual impairment, blindness, prevalence, causes, problems, and children |
| title | Visually impaired children in some sites of Ethiopia: Review on prevalence, causes and problems |
| title_full | Visually impaired children in some sites of Ethiopia: Review on prevalence, causes and problems |
| title_fullStr | Visually impaired children in some sites of Ethiopia: Review on prevalence, causes and problems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Visually impaired children in some sites of Ethiopia: Review on prevalence, causes and problems |
| title_short | Visually impaired children in some sites of Ethiopia: Review on prevalence, causes and problems |
| title_sort | visually impaired children in some sites of ethiopia review on prevalence causes and problems |
| topic | visual impairment, blindness, prevalence, causes, problems, and children |
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