SNN Presents: Vision and Development in Children with Special Needs
Tue, 15 Mar
|Webinar
Join Minny Tang, Occupational Therapist of Ebenezer School and Home for the Visually Impaired to learn more about cerebral visual impairment (CVI) and how you can support your child’s vision development.


Time & Location
15 Mar 2022, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm HKT
Webinar
Guests
About the Event
Eighty percent of our sensory connection to the world is through our eyes. The development of a child’s vision has far- reaching effects. While children with special needs may have perfect eyes and ocular vision, the problems sometimes lie in how the brain processes the visual signals. This is particularly relevant for children who are affected by brain injury (traumatic or infection), epilepsy and genetic conditions that affect the central nervous system. Differences in visual perception may lead to what appear as behavioural problems, specific learning difficulties, or developmental disabilities. The good news is that changes are possible in developing brains. Children’s visual perception may be improved if they are provided with appropriate visual stimulation in activities of daily life (ADLs).
In this webinar, Ms. Minny Tang, Occupational Therapist of Ebenezer School and Home for the Visually Impaired will talk about:
- Differences between ocular visual impairment (OVI) and cerebral…