Basic Assessment and Management of Pediatric Low Vision Patients

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The presentation will encompass an overview of the components of a low vision evaluation including assessment techniques and management strategies in evaluating a child with vision disabilities. A discussion of both optical and non-optical vision accommodations to enhance vision performance will be reviewed. Several cases will highlight the vision support strategies successful in young children.
Dr. Kathryn Miller is an associate in Ophthalmology at Children’s Hospital Boston and Waltham and an Assistant Professor in Ophthalmology at the Harvard Medical School. Her specialties are in pediatric/infant contact lens and pediatric low vision rehabilitation (magnification systems and adaptations) for the blind and visually impaired. Research activities have included the study of effects of optical correction on the functional vision of children with cerebral palsy and involvement in the IATS study Infant Aphakia Treatment Study, a NEI-sponsored study to compare the visual outcomes of children with congenital cataracts corrected with contact lenses vs. intraocular lens implants.

Dr. Anna Maria Baglieri is an Instructor in Ophthalmology at Children’s Hospital Boston and Waltham and an Instructor in Ophthalmology at the Harvard Medical School. Her specialties are low vision evaluations and specialty contact lenses. She completed her pediatric optometric residency and was an instructor at the New England College of Optometry (NECO), Individual with Disabilities Service at the New England Eye Institute which provided primary and consultative eye care for infants, children, and adults who have visual, physical and/or cognitive disabilities at various sites such as Perkins School for the Blind, Spaulding Rehabilitation, Cardinal Cushing, and May Center School for Brain Injury and Related disorders.
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