Part 3 is presented by Ellen Cadigan Mazel M.Ed., CTVI and Tracy Evans Luiselli, Ed.D.
Cortical visual impairment is the leading cause of visual impairment in children. All children with CVI should be considered visually impaired.
Ten Characteristics of CVI
1. Color: Does the child attend to certain colors?
2. Movement: Does the child attend to moving materials?
3. Latency: Does the child need a long time to look?
4. Visual Field: Does the child see in one visual field better than in other visual fields?
5. Complexity: Visual Complexity, Auditory Complexity, and Positional Complexity.
6. Light Gazing/Non-purposeful Gaze: Does the child always look towards light/seem not to look?
7. Distance: At what distance does the child see?
8. Visual Reflexive Response: Does the child blink to touch and visual threat?
9. Visual Novelty: Does the child like familiar things and seem to ignore new things?
10. Visual Motor: Does the child reach? Do they reach while looking? Do they play while looking?
