ASSOCIATED IMPAIREMENTSAND DISABILITIES
Impairment refers to fundamental anatomical,physiological or psychological deficits.Disabilities refers to compromises infunctioning that a person experiences as aconsequence of an impairment.
VISION
•40% have abnormality of vision or oculomotor control•7% have severe visual deficit•Myopia,strabismus,visual fielddefects,cortical blindness•Retinopathy of prematurity•(evans,elliot,alberman andevans,1985,avery )
HEARING
•Hearing loss 3-10% (evans et al 1985)•Incidence probably 20-25 %( mowat,1961)•Premature children at a higher risk thanchildren born at term(thiringer,kankkuren,liden,and niklasson1984.)
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