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Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 
Dominick M. Maino, OD, MEd, FAAO, FCOVD-A 
COVD & NORA ICO Presentation 
2014 
Pediatric 
Cortical 
Visual 
Impairment 
Society
Dominick M. Maino, OD, MEd, FAAO, FCOVD-A 
Professor of Pediatrics/Binocular Vision 
Illinois Eye Institute/Illinois College of Optometry 
Lyons Family Eye Care Chicago, Il 
dmaino@ico.edu 
ICO.edu 
LyonsFamilyEyeCare.com 
MainosMemos.com 
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Case #1 
Hx: 2 year 4 mo old, ischemic changes in the 
cortex with both white and deep grey matter 
diffuse abnormalities, CP spastic quad, DD, 
seizures since birth (infantile spasms) 
Case #2 
Hx: 2 y 5 mo female, picks up toys more, 
increased facial expressions, still using g-tube. 
No change in mobility, feeding improving. Eye 
health unremarkable 
XT onset after head trauma, all milestones 
delayed shaken baby syndrome, retinal signs 
resolved, seizures, Prevacid, Topamax 
Case #3 
11 yr 6 m F. vision problems noted at 8mos of 
age, optic nerve hypoplasia, nystagmus 
VEP all results delayed. Peak poorly formed but 
consistent with optic nerve hypoplasia, 
nystagmus intermittent, gtube, seizures, poor 
hand-eye, Mobility rolls over 
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Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 
1. Define pediatric cortical visual impairment (PCVI) 
Definition confusing, misunderstood and imprecise. 
Pediatric Cerebral Visual Impairment 
Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 
Delayed Visual Development 
An 
Introduction 
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•History of CVI 
•Brain injury 19th century 
with Phineas P. Gage 
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World War I, wounded 
veterans with brain injury 
Displayed perceived 
motion in the “blind, 
non-seeing” visual field. 
Ability to sense motion, 
lights, and colors 
Conscious or 
subconscious. 
Alesterlund L, Maino D. That the blind may see: A review: Blindsight and its 
implications for optometrists. J Optom Vis Dev 1999;30(2):86-93 
Blindsight video: http://www.mainosmemos.com/2011/03/blindsight.html 
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•Statokinetic dissociation (in children) 
•greater reduction in sensitivity to stationary visual stimuli 
relative to similar targets in motion 
•Riddoch phenomenon (adults) 
• Ability to sense movement even though blind 
• “See” moving objects…but not stationary ones 
• Blindsight 
•Ability to ‘sense’ objects in the way 
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Statokinetic dissociation (in children) 
Movement in the peripheral visual field 
may elicit a smile in the blind child with 
quadraplegia and profound intellectual 
disability. 
Children who are fed with a spoon may 
intermittently open their mouths to 
receive food when the spoon is moved 
in an arc from the peripheral visual 
fields, but not when it approaches the 
mouth from straight ahead. 
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•Statokinetic dissociation (in children) 
•For those children who understand language 
stating what is being seen as the child reacts to it 
may enhance both visual and language 
development. 
•Such children may rock to and fro. Whether this 
generates an image is difficult to know. 
•Rarely, children with cerebral blindness who are 
mobile move slowly around obstacles. This 
phenomenon has been called travel vision. 
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•1980’s adults with bilateral occipital cortex 
insult (cortical blindness) 
•Term applied to children. 
•Cortical visual impairment used in the 
1980’s onward 
• Definition of CVI includes injury lateral 
geniculate nucleus/visual cortex 
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Reduced visual acuity identifying 
feature. 
Many children damage to white 
matter surrounding the ventricals 
(perventricular leukomalacia PVL) 
Cerebral Visual Impairment now 
used (especially in Europe) 
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Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 
North America: Cortical Visual Impairment 
Elsewhere: Cerebral Visual Impairment 
Cerebral visual impairment: inclusive term 
Ocular visual impairment: Refractive state, Optics, Eye 
health 
Cerebral visual impairment: Neuro-pathway problems, 
cortical problems, oculomotor dysfunction, vision information 
processing (dorsal and ventral streaming processing mechanisms) 
For more in depth information please see: Maino D. Pediatric Cerebral Visual Impairment. Optom Vis Dev 
2012:43(3):115-120 (available from http://www.slideshare.net/DMAINO/maino-cortical-visual-impairment) 
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The ventral stream (also known as the 
"what pathway") travels to the temporal 
lobe and is involved with object 
identification. The dorsal stream (or, 
"where pathway") terminates in the 
parietal lobe and process spatial locations. 
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•Delayed Visual Maturation (DVM) 
•DVM type I Visually impaired infants: improved 
visual abilities by the age of 6 months, often 
without treatment. 
•DVM type II: attention problems, associated 
with neurological/learning abnormalities. 
Improvement takes longer 
•DVM III: children have nystagmus, albinism. 
Vision improves later, can improve to low-normal 
levels. 
•DVM IV: associated with retinal, optic nerve, 
macular anomalies 
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Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Society 
Next PCVIS Conference: June 27-28, 2014 Oaha, NE 
Congenital or acquired brain-based visual 
impairment with onset in childhood, unexplained 
by an ocular disorder, and associated with 
unique visual and behavioral characteristics. 
Founding Board: Lindsay Hillier, Alan Lantzy, 
Richard "Skip" Legge, Dominick Maino, Linda 
Nobles, Christine Roman, Jacy VerMaas-Lee 
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Diagnosis and Therapeutic Intervention of Vision Function and 
Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV 
Describe the diagnostic 
criteria utilized…. 
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Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 
Diagnostic Approaches & Strategies 
1.Case History 
2.Visual Acuity 
3.Refractive Error 
4.Vision Function Assessment 
5.Ocular Health 
6.Special Tools 
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Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 
Vision Function 
Clarity of vision 
Oculomotor ability 
Accommodation 
Binocularity 
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Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 
Eye health 
Biomicroscopy, Tonometry 
Dilated Fundus Evaluation 
Special diagnostic tools 
EOG (electrooculogram) 
ERG (electroretinogram) 
VER/VEP (visually evoked response 
visual evoked potential) 
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Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 
Functional Vision 
Functionally induced disability that overlays 
pathologically induced disability 
Uncorrected refractive error : Amblyopia 
Constant Strabismus: Amblyopia 
Oculomotor dysfunction, Binocular vision 
dysfunction, Accommodative dysfunction: 
Attention 
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Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 
Functional vision 
Vision information processing (VIP)/ 
Visual perceptual skills 
laterality/directionality 
visual motor integration 
non-motor perceptual skills 
auditory perceptual/processing 
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Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 
History 
All the usual questions AND 
General/Motor/Visual/Auditory 
Development 
Daily Living Skills 
Skills needed for Learning 
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Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 
Vision Function 
Clarity of vision 
What is visual acuity? 
What is contrast sensitivity? 
What is refractive error? 
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Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 
Vision Function: Clarity of vision 
What is visual acuity? 
The ability to see a certain 
size object at a certain 
distance 
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Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 
Tests 
of 
Visual 
Acuity 
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Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 
Vision Function: 
Clarity of vision 
What is contrast sensitivity? 
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Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 
Contrast sensitivity measures the ability to 
see details at low contrast levels. Visual 
information at low contrast levels are 
particularly important: 
1. in communication, since the faint 
shadows on our faces carry the visual 
information related to facial 
expressions. 
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2. in orientation and mobility, where 
we need to see such critical low-contrast 
forms as the curb, faint shadows, and 
stairs when walking down. In traffic, the 
demanding situations are at low 
contrast levels, for example, seeing in 
dusk, rain, fog, snow fall, and at night. 
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3. in every day tasks, where there 
are numerous visual tasks at low 
contrast, like cutting an onion on a 
light colored surface, pouring coffee 
into a dark mug, checking the 
quality of ironing, etc. 
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4. in near vision tasks like reading 
and writing, if the information is at 
low contrast, as in poor quality copies 
or in a fancy, barely readable 
invitation, etc. 
from http://www.lea-test. 
fi/en/vistests/instruct/contrast/csensiti/csensiti.html 
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Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 
Regular 
Contrast 
Low 
Contrast 
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Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 
Regular Contrast Low Contrast 
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Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 
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Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 
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Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 
Refractive Error 
Myopia (Nearsightedness) 
Hyperopia (Farsightedness) 
Astigmatism 
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Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 
Refractive Error: Assessment 
Objective 
Dry Retinoscopy 
Mohindra Dynamic Retinoscopy 
CCycloplegic 
Retinoscopy 
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Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 
Refractive Error: Assessment Objective 
Mohindra Dynamic Retinoscopy 
Dark room 
50 cm 
Neutralize main meridians 
Algebraically add -1.25 to sph 
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Objective: Auto-refraction 
Pediavision SPOT: See Maino D, Goodfellow G. Tomorrow’s 
Practice Today: SPOT On! AOANews 2013; March:29 
URL http://www.spotvisionscreening.com/2013/ 
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Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 
Refractive Error: 
Assessment 
Subjective 
Which is better 1 or 2? 
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Oculomotor ability 
basic extra-ocular muscle assessment 
EOMs 
Pursuits 
Saccades 
Convergence 
Divergence 
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Oculomotor ability 
Convergence Divergence 
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Accommodation 
(focusing) 
MEM Nott 
Book Bell 
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Accommodation (focusing) 
Monocular Estimate Method (MEM): you neutralize the 
reflex while the patient accommodates to a target at 
near (usually at 40cm) 
With motion: Lag of accommodation --- Add PLUS 
Against motion: Lead of accommodation - Add MINUS 
Use patient’s correction for distance or near 
TRUE measurement of lag/lead if measured 
with BVA 
Place the target at their working distance 
Adults: usually 40 cm Children: use Harmon’s 
distance 
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Accommodation (focusing) 
MEM 
Room illumination should be dim but with 
target illuminated 
Briefly insert lens into line of sight 
Measurements should be made within 
1 second per lens used to minimize the 
dazzle of light and the effect of lens on 
accommodation system 
The lens that creates neutrality is the value 
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Accommodation (focusing) 
Nott Method: clinician moves toward and 
away from the patient until neutrality is 
seen (Dioptric difference between neutral and your 
beginning distance is the lead/lag) 
Against motion: move closer to the 
patient 
With motion: move further away 
from patient 
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Accommodation (focusing) 
Book Retinoscopy 
Technique developed at the Gesell Institute 
by Gerry Getman, OD working with Arnold 
Gesell, MD. 
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Accommodation (focusing) 
Book 
1. Free and Easy reading level, reflex varied 
from neutral to with motion with bright, 
sharp edges and had a pinkish color. 
2. Instructional reading level (maintaining 
the reading task with comprehension in spite 
of being stressed) the reflex was a varying 
fast against motion while the color was 
bright, sharp, and very pink. 
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Accommodation (focusing) 
Book 
3. Frustration reading level (reading with 
minimal comprehension) the reflex showed a 
slow against motion with a dull brick red 
color. 
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Accommodation (focusing) 
Bell Retinoscopy 
A small shiny bell dangling from a string is used 
as a fixation target (now use a silver ball on the 
top of a stick). The ball is moved closer to and 
farther from the patient along this midline. 
The retinoscope is positioned slightly above 
this line at a fixed distance of 50 cm. (20 
inches) from the patient. Watch what happens 
to the reflex as you move the ball. 
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Color 
Vision 
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Binocularity (?) 
Fusion 
Stereopsis 
Depth Perception 
(3D vision) 
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Binocularity 
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Eye Health 
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Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV 
Amblyopia, Strabismus, Oculomotility Disorder, Accommodative 
Disorders, Binocular Vision Disorders 
Down Syndrome Review (see Woodhouse M. Maino D. Down 
Syndrome. In Taub M, Bartuccio M, Maino D. (Eds) Visual Diagnosis 
and Care of the Patient with Special Needs; Lippincott Williams & 
Wilkins. New York, NY;2012:31-40.) 
Cerebral Palsy Review (see Taub MB, Reddell AS. Cerebral Palsy. In 
Taub M, Bartuccio M, Maino D. (Eds) Visual Diagnosis and Care of 
the Patient with Special Needs; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. New 
York, NY;2012:21-30.) 
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Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV 
Treatment begins with the basics 
Vision function 
Refractive error & quality of life 
Spectacles therapeutic 
Eye health 
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Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV 
Treatment with spectacles 
multi-focal prescription/bifocal 
prism 
occlusion 
task specific glasses 
high “+” adds (magnification) 
Low Vision Aids 
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Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV 
Treatment with spectacles 
“The medicine in my glasses 
has run out!” 
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Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV 
Vision Therapy/Vision Rehabilitation/ 
Vision Stimulation 
Use Principles of Neuroplasticity 
Use it or lose it 
Use it and improve it 
Specificity 
Repetition matters 
Intensity matters 
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Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV 
Vision Therapy/Vision Rehabilitation/ 
Vision Stimulation 
Principles of 
Neuroplasticity 
Time matters 
Salience matters 
Age matters 
Transference 
Interference 
Maino D, Donati R, Pange Y, Viola S, 
Barry S. Neuroplasticity. In Taub M, 
Bartuccio M, Maino DM. (eds) Visual 
Diagnosis and Care of the Patient 
with Special Needs. Lippincott 2012. 
Kleim JA, Jones TA. Principles of 
experience-dependent neural 
plascitity: implications for 
rehabilitation after brain damage. J 
Speech Lang Hear Res. 2008;51;S225- 
39. 
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Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV 
Vision Therapy/Vision Rehabilitation/ 
Vision Stimulation 
Use Principles of Neuroplasticity 
Oculomotor/hand-eye, Biocular, Binocular 
Integration/Stabilization, Visual stimulation, 
Vision information processing, 
Vestibular/Vision Computer applications 
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Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV 
Suggestions from members 
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Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV 
How To Modify your Home for Visual Stimulation 
Environment- directly impacts visual development and 
brain cells 
Lighting- to increase stimulation of brain cells 
Open drapes- position child’s back to windows/doors 
Use In-direct lighting – floor or desks lamps are best and 
reduce glare (direct light may damage retinal tissues); 
compact fluorescent bulbs -16 or 22 Watt with warm color 
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Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV 
Increase contrast- 
Use electrical colored tape, stickers, decals to add to objects 
(bottles, cups) walls, cribs 
Use plain colored sheets, poster board to hang on 
walls/corners to then attach objects, fabrics to make play 
spaces or rooms around the home more stimulating 
Use patterned fabrics, carpet squares, cellophane, clear 
plastic- to add to walls, windows, play spaces 
Make a “stained glass” window or mobile- use cellophanes, 
CD’s, Mylar wrapping papers 
Use carpet squares on floor to mark areas; paint/tape on 
floor moldings or door jams 
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Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV 
Suggested Materials and Activities to try- 
Mobiles- suspend colorful Mylar, CD’s, strings- provides movement 
and shiny objects 
Screen savers- computer backgrounds are very stimulating and can 
become a cause and effect activity 
Household items- use soup cans, quacker oats containers, spoons, 
metal bowls, colorful cups 
Adhesives- wall decals, stickers; add to lower places on walls 
**Be aware of what you wear or what other sounds are in the environment; competing 
stimuli make it harder to visually attend and focus 
Barbara Halton-Bailey, Education Coordinator Virginia Dept. f/t Blind 
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Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV 
Show, Tell & Reach- 
Develops understanding of objects and immediate 
world through hands on experience 
Helps understand daily routines 
Develops better visual and/or motor responses 
Builds sound localization 
Increases active involvement 
Lays the groundwork for crawling and walking 
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Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV 
Show, Tell & Reach- How to do- 
Slow down the pace during activities 
Routinely take 5 minutes or so; tell what object is and what is 
happening, allow extra time for baby to “study” with hands, ears, 
eyes and body 
Provide assistance with reaching 
Babies may need to hold and “get to know” it by touching it before 
understanding and reaching for it away from the body 
Gradually put familiar toys a few inches away (after initially touching) 
and make a sound for baby to reach for the object 
Barbara Halton-Bailey, Education Coordinator Virginia Dept. f/t Blind 
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Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV 
Defined Spaces or Play spaces- 
Provides incentive for movement, exploration, and independent 
interaction 
A life-long organizational strategy to enhance efficiency of 
movement, independence and self-esteem-the use of defined spaces 
expands and grows with the child 
Use walls and furniture as reference points in each room of the 
house 
First place toys touching body as baby plays on tummy, back, side or 
seated on the play space. 
Move objects further away and make sounds with the object for 
baby to reach for 
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Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV 
Defined Spaces or Play spaces- 
Keep objects predictable and highly meaningful to the child in each 
area 
Be sure objects are easily accessible with the child’s current abilities 
Return child to the play space frequently showing where 2 or 3 toys 
are, throughout the day and allow the child to play independently 
Examples: 
Floor space- pallet with a border on 2-3 sides created by walls, 
furniture 
Pull-up space- arranged beside sofa, chairs, shelves, tables 
Crib- use only if child enjoys waking periods in the crib 
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Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV 
Defined Spaces or Play spaces- 
Sittin’ Center- adapted seating with toys secured within reach beside, 
in front, and above 
Eatin’ place- High chair, tray table-arrange cup and bowl 
Kitchen space- special cabinet designated and marked, containing 
child-safe pots. Lids containers, spoons 
Outer space- area in backyard defined by play equipment, furniture, 
garden fencing, wind chimes. Have predictable storage of outdoor 
toys, wheeled vehicles, push carts, radio or music used as a sound 
source to return to the door. 
Barbara Halton-Bailey, TVI, NBCT 
Education Coordinator, DBVI 
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Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV 
I love … the use of shiny emergency blankets. They are 
like large sheets of reflective Mylar material that kids love 
to wrap themselves in and look at the reflection of the light 
off of the wrinkles created in the sheets. ….reflective 
Christmas gift bags, water bottles filled with glitter, snap 
and light up neon bracelets or necklaces, pompoms, shiny 
reflective beaded necklaces, feather boas and the list goes 
on and on. Sometimes just using neon coloured duct tape 
over a baby bottle or favorite toy works wonders. 
Jody Whelan, Specialist, Early Intervention Early Childhood Vision 
Consultant Northeast Blind Low Vision Early Intervention Program 
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Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV 
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Medications and Alternative Therapies 
Medications: Prescribed many more medications 
Higher affinity for adverse effects due to 
systemic/environmental factors 
Seldom complain of symptoms related to their 
disability, systemic anomalies, or medication side 
effects 
RJ Donati RJ, Maino DM, Bartell H, Kieffer M. Polypharmacy 
and the Lack of Oculo-Visual Complaints from those with 
Mental Illness and Dual Diagnosis. Optometry 
2009;80:249-254 
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Medications and Alternative Therapies 
Alternative and complementary medical 
therapies 
Maino D. Evidence based medicine and CAM: 
a review. Optom Vis Dev 2012;43(1):13-17 
Traditional allopathic approaches 
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Medications and Alternative Therapies 
Mental illnesses in children 
Pediatric Bipolar disorder/ depression 
Schnell PH, Maino D, Jespersen R. Psychiatric Illness and Associated 
Oculo-visual Anomalies. In Taub M, Bartuccio M, Maino D. (Eds) 
Visual Diagnosis and Care of the Patient with Special Needs; 
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. New York, NY;2012:111-124. 
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Medications and Alternative Therapies 
Major environmental hazard: 
People do not know how to 
respond, make assumptions 
This is true for lay individuals, 
teachers, health care 
professionals 
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Case Reviews 
Children with CVI: Case Reviews 
Acknowledgements: 
Dr. Tracy Matchinski: The Chicago Lighthouse for People who are 
Blind or Visually Impaired 
Dr. Mary Flynn-Roberts: Illinois Eye Institute/Illinois College of 
Optometry Electrodiagnostic Service 
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Case Reviews 
Case #1 
Hx: 2 year 4 mo old, ischemic changes in the cortex 
with both white and deep grey matter diffuse 
abnormalities, CP spastic quad, DD, seizures since 
birth (infantile spasms), Placental umbilical cord 
problems 
Dx: CVI, Delayed visual maturation, exotropia., 
lower heart rate, meconium aspiration, profound 
hearing loss bilateral cochlear implants, 
encephalopathy 
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Case Reviews 
Case #1 
Medications: Multiple medications 
Participates in vision therapy, developmental tx, 
speech/OT/PT, PT pool, 
VA 20/300 PL Teller Cards, 38 cm test dist. OU 
Horizontal tracking fine, vertical much more 
difficult 
Binocularity inadequate most of the time, IAXT 30- 
35PD 
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Case Reviews 
Case #1 
VF using toys/OKN drum. Responded well in 
all visual fields. 
Contrast sensitivity at 10% level, moderately 
reduced for his age 
Refraction hyperopia/astigmatism. 
Tolerates glasses well. No change from last 
prescription. 
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Case Reviews 
Case #1 
OD +2.50-2.00X005 OS +2.50-2.50X177 
Old Rx Mohindra Ret +3.75-2.50X180 OD 
+3.50-2,50X180 
Near VA good, accommodation/interested in 
near objects appears to function well. 
Health of eyes: normal size, shape, clarity, 
structure, pupils. DFE previously done 
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Case Reviews 
Case #1 
Recommendations 
High degree of vision function. 
Continue to work with 
developmental therapist. Visual 
search, scan, tracking vertically and 
hand-eye coordination therapy 
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Case Reviews 
Case #2 
Hx: 2 y 5 mo female, picks up toys more, 
increased facial expressions, still using g-tube. 
No change in mobility, feeding improving. Eye 
health unremarkable 
XT onset after head trauma, all milestones 
delayed shaken baby syndrome, retinal signs 
resolved, seizures, Prevacid, Topamax, 
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Case Reviews 
Case #2 
phenobarbital, ROS unremarkable except for 
what is noted above. Strong tracking all 
quadrants, + convergence, +OKN, pupil acc 
response, Teller 20/200 50cm, Cardif 20/253 
at 20 cm, IET, IXT, nystagmus, cyclo +.50- 
4.00X170 OD +.50-4.00X010 OS 
Dx CVI, strabismus, nystagmus 
OT/PT/speech/developmental tx 
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Case Reviews 
Case #3 
11 yr 6 m F. vision problems noted at 8mos of 
age, optic nerve hypoplasia, nystagmus 
VEP all results delayed. Peak poorly formed 
but consistent with optic nerve hypoplasia, 
nystagmus intermittent, gtube, seizures, poor 
handeye, Mobility rolls over 
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Case Reviews 
Case #3 
OD +.75-3.00X170 OS +1.00-4.00X010 cyclo 
OKN/Teller UTT, can separate head from eye 
movement, IAXT 10 with 5 R hyper, VF UTT, 
contrast sensitivity UTT, ref +.50-3.25X180 
OD, +.75-3.75X015 OS, pupils OD 2mm OS 
3mm RRL, ocular allergies 
Pataday Rx’d 
Light stimulus therapy 
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Case Reviews 
Case #4 
2 y/o HM, genetic mutation L1CAM that lead 
to hydrocephalus and developmental delays, 
had VP shunt, in early intervention program, 
no self feeding, hearing ok, Lissencephaly, 
ROS unremarkable, born c-section because of 
large head, APGAR 9 and 9, no meds 
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Case Reviews 
Case #4 
Teller 20/180, Cardif 20/80, +tracking, 
+OKN, + eyehand, FROM, Ta 26, 26 lids 
held, +2.25 OD/OS IRET 10PD, PERRL – 
apd 
Dx: CVI, IAET, Hordeolum, hyperopia, eye 
health unremarkable 
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Rehabilitation of cortical visual impairment in children. Denise E Malkowicz, Ginette 
Myers, Gerry Leisman in The International journal of neuroscience (2006) 
….Criteria were set to extract a fairly homogeneous group of 21 
children with CVI due to perinatal HIE or postnatal anoxia who 
had extensive gray and white matter injury and multiple 
neurological deficits; 20 of 21 (95%) had symptomatic epilepsy as 
well. Subjects entered the study with responses ranging from just 
a pupillary light reflex to rudimentary perception of outline. Each 
subject underwent an at-home treatment program. Twenty of 
21 children (95%) manifested significant improvement after 4 to 
13 months on the program. Results indicate that even in this 
challenging group, there may be considerable neuroplasticity in 
visual systems leading to reintegration and visual recovery. 
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Optom Vis Sci. 2005 Sep;82(9):807-16. Retrospective analysis of refractive errors 
in children with vision impairment. Du JW, Schmid KL, Bevan JD, Frater KM, 
Ollett R, Hein B. 
….We found that cortical or cerebral vision impairment (CVI) was the most 
common condition causing vision impairment, accounting for 27.6% of cases. 
This was followed by albinism (10.6%), retinopathy of prematurity (ROP; 7.0%), 
optic atrophy (6.2%), and optic nerve hypoplasia (5.3%). Vision impairment was 
associated with ametropia; …. The mean spherical equivalent refractive error of 
the children (n = 813) was +0.78 +/- 6.00 D with 0.94 +/- 1.24 D of astigmatism 
and 0.92 +/- 2.15 D of anisometropia. ….. 
The relative frequency of ocular conditions causing vision 
impairment in children has changed since the 1970s. 
Children with vision impairment often have an 
associated ametropia suggesting that the 
emmetropization system is also impaired. 
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Cortical Visual Impairment Pediatric Visual Diagnosis Fact 
Sheet http://www.aph.org/cvi/articles/bbf_1.html 
Cortical Visual Impairment 
http://www.aapos.org/terms/conditions/40 
Blind Babies Foundation 
http://blindbabies.org/learn/diagnoses-and-strategies/ 
Perkins: Cortical/Cerebral Visual Impairment 
http://www.perkins.org/assets/downloads/webinars/cvi 
-webinar-session-1.pdf 
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Social Media 
Pinterest 
http://pinterest.com/pediastaff/visual-impairment/ 
Facebook 
Prevent Blindness American 
https://www.facebook.com/preventblindness?fre 
f=ts 
Thinking Outside the Lightbox 
https://www.facebook.com/Thinkingoutsidetheligh 
tbox?ref=ts&fref=ts 
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Social Media 
Blogs 
http://adayinourshoes.com/tag/cortical-visual-impairment/ 
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with Special Needs; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. New York, NY. 2012 
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Resources 
Internet 
http://drleahyvarinen.com/ 
http://Mainosmemos.com 
http://www.slideshare.net/DMAINO/ 
https://www.facebook.com/Thinking 
outsidethelightbox?ref=ts&fref=ts 
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Resources 
Internet 
This lecture is available from 
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Dominick M. Maino, OD, MEd, FAAO, FCOVD-A 
Professor of Pediatrics/Binocular Vision 
Illinois Eye Institute/Illinois College of Optometry 
Lyons Family Eye Care 
Chicago, Il 
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Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Diagnosis and Treatment

  • 1. Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Dominick M. Maino, OD, MEd, FAAO, FCOVD-A COVD & NORA ICO Presentation 2014 Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Society
  • 2. Dominick M. Maino, OD, MEd, FAAO, FCOVD-A Professor of Pediatrics/Binocular Vision Illinois Eye Institute/Illinois College of Optometry Lyons Family Eye Care Chicago, Il dmaino@ico.edu ICO.edu LyonsFamilyEyeCare.com MainosMemos.com 2
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  • 4. Case #1 Hx: 2 year 4 mo old, ischemic changes in the cortex with both white and deep grey matter diffuse abnormalities, CP spastic quad, DD, seizures since birth (infantile spasms) Case #2 Hx: 2 y 5 mo female, picks up toys more, increased facial expressions, still using g-tube. No change in mobility, feeding improving. Eye health unremarkable XT onset after head trauma, all milestones delayed shaken baby syndrome, retinal signs resolved, seizures, Prevacid, Topamax Case #3 11 yr 6 m F. vision problems noted at 8mos of age, optic nerve hypoplasia, nystagmus VEP all results delayed. Peak poorly formed but consistent with optic nerve hypoplasia, nystagmus intermittent, gtube, seizures, poor hand-eye, Mobility rolls over 4
  • 5. Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 1. Define pediatric cortical visual impairment (PCVI) Definition confusing, misunderstood and imprecise. Pediatric Cerebral Visual Impairment Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Delayed Visual Development An Introduction 5
  • 6. •History of CVI •Brain injury 19th century with Phineas P. Gage 6
  • 7. World War I, wounded veterans with brain injury Displayed perceived motion in the “blind, non-seeing” visual field. Ability to sense motion, lights, and colors Conscious or subconscious. Alesterlund L, Maino D. That the blind may see: A review: Blindsight and its implications for optometrists. J Optom Vis Dev 1999;30(2):86-93 Blindsight video: http://www.mainosmemos.com/2011/03/blindsight.html 7
  • 8. •Statokinetic dissociation (in children) •greater reduction in sensitivity to stationary visual stimuli relative to similar targets in motion •Riddoch phenomenon (adults) • Ability to sense movement even though blind • “See” moving objects…but not stationary ones • Blindsight •Ability to ‘sense’ objects in the way 8
  • 9. Statokinetic dissociation (in children) Movement in the peripheral visual field may elicit a smile in the blind child with quadraplegia and profound intellectual disability. Children who are fed with a spoon may intermittently open their mouths to receive food when the spoon is moved in an arc from the peripheral visual fields, but not when it approaches the mouth from straight ahead. 9
  • 10. •Statokinetic dissociation (in children) •For those children who understand language stating what is being seen as the child reacts to it may enhance both visual and language development. •Such children may rock to and fro. Whether this generates an image is difficult to know. •Rarely, children with cerebral blindness who are mobile move slowly around obstacles. This phenomenon has been called travel vision. 10
  • 11. •1980’s adults with bilateral occipital cortex insult (cortical blindness) •Term applied to children. •Cortical visual impairment used in the 1980’s onward • Definition of CVI includes injury lateral geniculate nucleus/visual cortex 11
  • 12. Reduced visual acuity identifying feature. Many children damage to white matter surrounding the ventricals (perventricular leukomalacia PVL) Cerebral Visual Impairment now used (especially in Europe) 12
  • 13. Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment North America: Cortical Visual Impairment Elsewhere: Cerebral Visual Impairment Cerebral visual impairment: inclusive term Ocular visual impairment: Refractive state, Optics, Eye health Cerebral visual impairment: Neuro-pathway problems, cortical problems, oculomotor dysfunction, vision information processing (dorsal and ventral streaming processing mechanisms) For more in depth information please see: Maino D. Pediatric Cerebral Visual Impairment. Optom Vis Dev 2012:43(3):115-120 (available from http://www.slideshare.net/DMAINO/maino-cortical-visual-impairment) 13
  • 14. The ventral stream (also known as the "what pathway") travels to the temporal lobe and is involved with object identification. The dorsal stream (or, "where pathway") terminates in the parietal lobe and process spatial locations. 14
  • 15. •Delayed Visual Maturation (DVM) •DVM type I Visually impaired infants: improved visual abilities by the age of 6 months, often without treatment. •DVM type II: attention problems, associated with neurological/learning abnormalities. Improvement takes longer •DVM III: children have nystagmus, albinism. Vision improves later, can improve to low-normal levels. •DVM IV: associated with retinal, optic nerve, macular anomalies 15
  • 16. Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Society Next PCVIS Conference: June 27-28, 2014 Oaha, NE Congenital or acquired brain-based visual impairment with onset in childhood, unexplained by an ocular disorder, and associated with unique visual and behavioral characteristics. Founding Board: Lindsay Hillier, Alan Lantzy, Richard "Skip" Legge, Dominick Maino, Linda Nobles, Christine Roman, Jacy VerMaas-Lee 16
  • 17. Diagnosis and Therapeutic Intervention of Vision Function and Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV Describe the diagnostic criteria utilized…. 17
  • 18. Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Diagnostic Approaches & Strategies 1.Case History 2.Visual Acuity 3.Refractive Error 4.Vision Function Assessment 5.Ocular Health 6.Special Tools 18
  • 19. Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Vision Function Clarity of vision Oculomotor ability Accommodation Binocularity 19
  • 20. Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Eye health Biomicroscopy, Tonometry Dilated Fundus Evaluation Special diagnostic tools EOG (electrooculogram) ERG (electroretinogram) VER/VEP (visually evoked response visual evoked potential) 20
  • 21. Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Functional Vision Functionally induced disability that overlays pathologically induced disability Uncorrected refractive error : Amblyopia Constant Strabismus: Amblyopia Oculomotor dysfunction, Binocular vision dysfunction, Accommodative dysfunction: Attention 21
  • 22. Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Functional vision Vision information processing (VIP)/ Visual perceptual skills laterality/directionality visual motor integration non-motor perceptual skills auditory perceptual/processing 22
  • 23. Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment History All the usual questions AND General/Motor/Visual/Auditory Development Daily Living Skills Skills needed for Learning 23
  • 24. Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Vision Function Clarity of vision What is visual acuity? What is contrast sensitivity? What is refractive error? 24
  • 25. Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Vision Function: Clarity of vision What is visual acuity? The ability to see a certain size object at a certain distance 25
  • 26. Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Tests of Visual Acuity 26
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  • 28. Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Vision Function: Clarity of vision What is contrast sensitivity? 28
  • 29. Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Contrast sensitivity measures the ability to see details at low contrast levels. Visual information at low contrast levels are particularly important: 1. in communication, since the faint shadows on our faces carry the visual information related to facial expressions. 29
  • 30. Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 2. in orientation and mobility, where we need to see such critical low-contrast forms as the curb, faint shadows, and stairs when walking down. In traffic, the demanding situations are at low contrast levels, for example, seeing in dusk, rain, fog, snow fall, and at night. 30
  • 31. Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 3. in every day tasks, where there are numerous visual tasks at low contrast, like cutting an onion on a light colored surface, pouring coffee into a dark mug, checking the quality of ironing, etc. 31
  • 32. Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 4. in near vision tasks like reading and writing, if the information is at low contrast, as in poor quality copies or in a fancy, barely readable invitation, etc. from http://www.lea-test. fi/en/vistests/instruct/contrast/csensiti/csensiti.html 32
  • 33. Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Regular Contrast Low Contrast 33
  • 34. Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Regular Contrast Low Contrast 34
  • 35. Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 35
  • 36. Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment 36
  • 37. Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Refractive Error Myopia (Nearsightedness) Hyperopia (Farsightedness) Astigmatism 37
  • 38. Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Refractive Error: Assessment Objective Dry Retinoscopy Mohindra Dynamic Retinoscopy CCycloplegic Retinoscopy 38
  • 39. Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Refractive Error: Assessment Objective Mohindra Dynamic Retinoscopy Dark room 50 cm Neutralize main meridians Algebraically add -1.25 to sph 39
  • 40. Objective: Auto-refraction Pediavision SPOT: See Maino D, Goodfellow G. Tomorrow’s Practice Today: SPOT On! AOANews 2013; March:29 URL http://www.spotvisionscreening.com/2013/ 40
  • 41. Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Refractive Error: Assessment Subjective Which is better 1 or 2? 41
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  • 43. Oculomotor ability basic extra-ocular muscle assessment EOMs Pursuits Saccades Convergence Divergence 43
  • 45. Accommodation (focusing) MEM Nott Book Bell 45
  • 46. Accommodation (focusing) Monocular Estimate Method (MEM): you neutralize the reflex while the patient accommodates to a target at near (usually at 40cm) With motion: Lag of accommodation --- Add PLUS Against motion: Lead of accommodation - Add MINUS Use patient’s correction for distance or near TRUE measurement of lag/lead if measured with BVA Place the target at their working distance Adults: usually 40 cm Children: use Harmon’s distance 46
  • 47. Accommodation (focusing) MEM Room illumination should be dim but with target illuminated Briefly insert lens into line of sight Measurements should be made within 1 second per lens used to minimize the dazzle of light and the effect of lens on accommodation system The lens that creates neutrality is the value 47
  • 48. Accommodation (focusing) Nott Method: clinician moves toward and away from the patient until neutrality is seen (Dioptric difference between neutral and your beginning distance is the lead/lag) Against motion: move closer to the patient With motion: move further away from patient 48
  • 49. Accommodation (focusing) Book Retinoscopy Technique developed at the Gesell Institute by Gerry Getman, OD working with Arnold Gesell, MD. 49
  • 50. Accommodation (focusing) Book 1. Free and Easy reading level, reflex varied from neutral to with motion with bright, sharp edges and had a pinkish color. 2. Instructional reading level (maintaining the reading task with comprehension in spite of being stressed) the reflex was a varying fast against motion while the color was bright, sharp, and very pink. 50
  • 51. Accommodation (focusing) Book 3. Frustration reading level (reading with minimal comprehension) the reflex showed a slow against motion with a dull brick red color. 51
  • 52. Accommodation (focusing) Bell Retinoscopy A small shiny bell dangling from a string is used as a fixation target (now use a silver ball on the top of a stick). The ball is moved closer to and farther from the patient along this midline. The retinoscope is positioned slightly above this line at a fixed distance of 50 cm. (20 inches) from the patient. Watch what happens to the reflex as you move the ball. 52
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  • 55. Binocularity (?) Fusion Stereopsis Depth Perception (3D vision) 55
  • 58. Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV Amblyopia, Strabismus, Oculomotility Disorder, Accommodative Disorders, Binocular Vision Disorders Down Syndrome Review (see Woodhouse M. Maino D. Down Syndrome. In Taub M, Bartuccio M, Maino D. (Eds) Visual Diagnosis and Care of the Patient with Special Needs; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. New York, NY;2012:31-40.) Cerebral Palsy Review (see Taub MB, Reddell AS. Cerebral Palsy. In Taub M, Bartuccio M, Maino D. (Eds) Visual Diagnosis and Care of the Patient with Special Needs; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. New York, NY;2012:21-30.) 58
  • 59. Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV Treatment begins with the basics Vision function Refractive error & quality of life Spectacles therapeutic Eye health 59
  • 60. Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV Treatment with spectacles multi-focal prescription/bifocal prism occlusion task specific glasses high “+” adds (magnification) Low Vision Aids 60
  • 61. Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV Treatment with spectacles “The medicine in my glasses has run out!” 61
  • 62. Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV Vision Therapy/Vision Rehabilitation/ Vision Stimulation Use Principles of Neuroplasticity Use it or lose it Use it and improve it Specificity Repetition matters Intensity matters 62
  • 63. Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV Vision Therapy/Vision Rehabilitation/ Vision Stimulation Principles of Neuroplasticity Time matters Salience matters Age matters Transference Interference Maino D, Donati R, Pange Y, Viola S, Barry S. Neuroplasticity. In Taub M, Bartuccio M, Maino DM. (eds) Visual Diagnosis and Care of the Patient with Special Needs. Lippincott 2012. Kleim JA, Jones TA. Principles of experience-dependent neural plascitity: implications for rehabilitation after brain damage. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2008;51;S225- 39. 63
  • 64. Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV Vision Therapy/Vision Rehabilitation/ Vision Stimulation Use Principles of Neuroplasticity Oculomotor/hand-eye, Biocular, Binocular Integration/Stabilization, Visual stimulation, Vision information processing, Vestibular/Vision Computer applications 64
  • 65. Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV Suggestions from members 65
  • 66. Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV How To Modify your Home for Visual Stimulation Environment- directly impacts visual development and brain cells Lighting- to increase stimulation of brain cells Open drapes- position child’s back to windows/doors Use In-direct lighting – floor or desks lamps are best and reduce glare (direct light may damage retinal tissues); compact fluorescent bulbs -16 or 22 Watt with warm color 66
  • 67. Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV Increase contrast- Use electrical colored tape, stickers, decals to add to objects (bottles, cups) walls, cribs Use plain colored sheets, poster board to hang on walls/corners to then attach objects, fabrics to make play spaces or rooms around the home more stimulating Use patterned fabrics, carpet squares, cellophane, clear plastic- to add to walls, windows, play spaces Make a “stained glass” window or mobile- use cellophanes, CD’s, Mylar wrapping papers Use carpet squares on floor to mark areas; paint/tape on floor moldings or door jams 67
  • 68. Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV Suggested Materials and Activities to try- Mobiles- suspend colorful Mylar, CD’s, strings- provides movement and shiny objects Screen savers- computer backgrounds are very stimulating and can become a cause and effect activity Household items- use soup cans, quacker oats containers, spoons, metal bowls, colorful cups Adhesives- wall decals, stickers; add to lower places on walls **Be aware of what you wear or what other sounds are in the environment; competing stimuli make it harder to visually attend and focus Barbara Halton-Bailey, Education Coordinator Virginia Dept. f/t Blind 68
  • 69. Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV Show, Tell & Reach- Develops understanding of objects and immediate world through hands on experience Helps understand daily routines Develops better visual and/or motor responses Builds sound localization Increases active involvement Lays the groundwork for crawling and walking 69
  • 70. Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV Show, Tell & Reach- How to do- Slow down the pace during activities Routinely take 5 minutes or so; tell what object is and what is happening, allow extra time for baby to “study” with hands, ears, eyes and body Provide assistance with reaching Babies may need to hold and “get to know” it by touching it before understanding and reaching for it away from the body Gradually put familiar toys a few inches away (after initially touching) and make a sound for baby to reach for the object Barbara Halton-Bailey, Education Coordinator Virginia Dept. f/t Blind 70
  • 71. Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV Defined Spaces or Play spaces- Provides incentive for movement, exploration, and independent interaction A life-long organizational strategy to enhance efficiency of movement, independence and self-esteem-the use of defined spaces expands and grows with the child Use walls and furniture as reference points in each room of the house First place toys touching body as baby plays on tummy, back, side or seated on the play space. Move objects further away and make sounds with the object for baby to reach for 71
  • 72. Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV Defined Spaces or Play spaces- Keep objects predictable and highly meaningful to the child in each area Be sure objects are easily accessible with the child’s current abilities Return child to the play space frequently showing where 2 or 3 toys are, throughout the day and allow the child to play independently Examples: Floor space- pallet with a border on 2-3 sides created by walls, furniture Pull-up space- arranged beside sofa, chairs, shelves, tables Crib- use only if child enjoys waking periods in the crib 72
  • 73. Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV Defined Spaces or Play spaces- Sittin’ Center- adapted seating with toys secured within reach beside, in front, and above Eatin’ place- High chair, tray table-arrange cup and bowl Kitchen space- special cabinet designated and marked, containing child-safe pots. Lids containers, spoons Outer space- area in backyard defined by play equipment, furniture, garden fencing, wind chimes. Have predictable storage of outdoor toys, wheeled vehicles, push carts, radio or music used as a sound source to return to the door. Barbara Halton-Bailey, TVI, NBCT Education Coordinator, DBVI 73
  • 74. Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV I love … the use of shiny emergency blankets. They are like large sheets of reflective Mylar material that kids love to wrap themselves in and look at the reflection of the light off of the wrinkles created in the sheets. ….reflective Christmas gift bags, water bottles filled with glitter, snap and light up neon bracelets or necklaces, pompoms, shiny reflective beaded necklaces, feather boas and the list goes on and on. Sometimes just using neon coloured duct tape over a baby bottle or favorite toy works wonders. Jody Whelan, Specialist, Early Intervention Early Childhood Vision Consultant Northeast Blind Low Vision Early Intervention Program 74
  • 75. Treatment of Functional Vision Anomalies in PCV 75
  • 76. Medications and Alternative Therapies Medications: Prescribed many more medications Higher affinity for adverse effects due to systemic/environmental factors Seldom complain of symptoms related to their disability, systemic anomalies, or medication side effects RJ Donati RJ, Maino DM, Bartell H, Kieffer M. Polypharmacy and the Lack of Oculo-Visual Complaints from those with Mental Illness and Dual Diagnosis. Optometry 2009;80:249-254 76
  • 77. Medications and Alternative Therapies Alternative and complementary medical therapies Maino D. Evidence based medicine and CAM: a review. Optom Vis Dev 2012;43(1):13-17 Traditional allopathic approaches 77
  • 78. Medications and Alternative Therapies Mental illnesses in children Pediatric Bipolar disorder/ depression Schnell PH, Maino D, Jespersen R. Psychiatric Illness and Associated Oculo-visual Anomalies. In Taub M, Bartuccio M, Maino D. (Eds) Visual Diagnosis and Care of the Patient with Special Needs; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. New York, NY;2012:111-124. 78
  • 79. Medications and Alternative Therapies Major environmental hazard: People do not know how to respond, make assumptions This is true for lay individuals, teachers, health care professionals 79
  • 80. Case Reviews Children with CVI: Case Reviews Acknowledgements: Dr. Tracy Matchinski: The Chicago Lighthouse for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired Dr. Mary Flynn-Roberts: Illinois Eye Institute/Illinois College of Optometry Electrodiagnostic Service 80
  • 81. Case Reviews Case #1 Hx: 2 year 4 mo old, ischemic changes in the cortex with both white and deep grey matter diffuse abnormalities, CP spastic quad, DD, seizures since birth (infantile spasms), Placental umbilical cord problems Dx: CVI, Delayed visual maturation, exotropia., lower heart rate, meconium aspiration, profound hearing loss bilateral cochlear implants, encephalopathy 81
  • 82. Case Reviews Case #1 Medications: Multiple medications Participates in vision therapy, developmental tx, speech/OT/PT, PT pool, VA 20/300 PL Teller Cards, 38 cm test dist. OU Horizontal tracking fine, vertical much more difficult Binocularity inadequate most of the time, IAXT 30- 35PD 82
  • 83. Case Reviews Case #1 VF using toys/OKN drum. Responded well in all visual fields. Contrast sensitivity at 10% level, moderately reduced for his age Refraction hyperopia/astigmatism. Tolerates glasses well. No change from last prescription. 83
  • 84. Case Reviews Case #1 OD +2.50-2.00X005 OS +2.50-2.50X177 Old Rx Mohindra Ret +3.75-2.50X180 OD +3.50-2,50X180 Near VA good, accommodation/interested in near objects appears to function well. Health of eyes: normal size, shape, clarity, structure, pupils. DFE previously done 84
  • 85. Case Reviews Case #1 Recommendations High degree of vision function. Continue to work with developmental therapist. Visual search, scan, tracking vertically and hand-eye coordination therapy 85
  • 86. Case Reviews Case #2 Hx: 2 y 5 mo female, picks up toys more, increased facial expressions, still using g-tube. No change in mobility, feeding improving. Eye health unremarkable XT onset after head trauma, all milestones delayed shaken baby syndrome, retinal signs resolved, seizures, Prevacid, Topamax, 86
  • 87. Case Reviews Case #2 phenobarbital, ROS unremarkable except for what is noted above. Strong tracking all quadrants, + convergence, +OKN, pupil acc response, Teller 20/200 50cm, Cardif 20/253 at 20 cm, IET, IXT, nystagmus, cyclo +.50- 4.00X170 OD +.50-4.00X010 OS Dx CVI, strabismus, nystagmus OT/PT/speech/developmental tx 87
  • 88. Case Reviews Case #3 11 yr 6 m F. vision problems noted at 8mos of age, optic nerve hypoplasia, nystagmus VEP all results delayed. Peak poorly formed but consistent with optic nerve hypoplasia, nystagmus intermittent, gtube, seizures, poor handeye, Mobility rolls over 88
  • 89. Case Reviews Case #3 OD +.75-3.00X170 OS +1.00-4.00X010 cyclo OKN/Teller UTT, can separate head from eye movement, IAXT 10 with 5 R hyper, VF UTT, contrast sensitivity UTT, ref +.50-3.25X180 OD, +.75-3.75X015 OS, pupils OD 2mm OS 3mm RRL, ocular allergies Pataday Rx’d Light stimulus therapy 89
  • 90. Case Reviews Case #4 2 y/o HM, genetic mutation L1CAM that lead to hydrocephalus and developmental delays, had VP shunt, in early intervention program, no self feeding, hearing ok, Lissencephaly, ROS unremarkable, born c-section because of large head, APGAR 9 and 9, no meds 90
  • 91. Case Reviews Case #4 Teller 20/180, Cardif 20/80, +tracking, +OKN, + eyehand, FROM, Ta 26, 26 lids held, +2.25 OD/OS IRET 10PD, PERRL – apd Dx: CVI, IAET, Hordeolum, hyperopia, eye health unremarkable 91
  • 92. Rehabilitation of cortical visual impairment in children. Denise E Malkowicz, Ginette Myers, Gerry Leisman in The International journal of neuroscience (2006) ….Criteria were set to extract a fairly homogeneous group of 21 children with CVI due to perinatal HIE or postnatal anoxia who had extensive gray and white matter injury and multiple neurological deficits; 20 of 21 (95%) had symptomatic epilepsy as well. Subjects entered the study with responses ranging from just a pupillary light reflex to rudimentary perception of outline. Each subject underwent an at-home treatment program. Twenty of 21 children (95%) manifested significant improvement after 4 to 13 months on the program. Results indicate that even in this challenging group, there may be considerable neuroplasticity in visual systems leading to reintegration and visual recovery. 92
  • 93. Optom Vis Sci. 2005 Sep;82(9):807-16. Retrospective analysis of refractive errors in children with vision impairment. Du JW, Schmid KL, Bevan JD, Frater KM, Ollett R, Hein B. ….We found that cortical or cerebral vision impairment (CVI) was the most common condition causing vision impairment, accounting for 27.6% of cases. This was followed by albinism (10.6%), retinopathy of prematurity (ROP; 7.0%), optic atrophy (6.2%), and optic nerve hypoplasia (5.3%). Vision impairment was associated with ametropia; …. The mean spherical equivalent refractive error of the children (n = 813) was +0.78 +/- 6.00 D with 0.94 +/- 1.24 D of astigmatism and 0.92 +/- 2.15 D of anisometropia. ….. The relative frequency of ocular conditions causing vision impairment in children has changed since the 1970s. Children with vision impairment often have an associated ametropia suggesting that the emmetropization system is also impaired. 93
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  • 100. Dominick M. Maino, OD, MEd, FAAO, FCOVD-A Professor of Pediatrics/Binocular Vision Illinois Eye Institute/Illinois College of Optometry Lyons Family Eye Care Chicago, Il dmaino@ico.edu ICO.edu LyonsFamilyEyeCare.com MainosMemos.com 100