Welcome to The Vision Book: My Child, Our Journey. The Vision Book: My Child, Our Journey starts by looking at a child in their early years, at the time of… Read more
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Cloudy Cornea (in children)
The cornea is the window ‘glass’ at the front of the eye ball and it is normally transparent allowing light to enter the eye. Cloudy cornea occurs if the cornea has lost this transparency from various eye diseases. Cloudy Cornea is also known as Corneal Dystrophy. Continue reading Cloudy Cornea (in children)
Optic Nerve Atrophy
Optic nerve atrophy is a morphologic description of a pale looking optic nerve when there has been a loss of volume of the optic nerve tissue. Continue reading Optic Nerve Atrophy
Nystagmus
Nystagmus is an abormality of eye movements where the eyes shake spontaneously. It is caused by either poor vision or central nerve system abnormalities. Continue reading Nystagmus
Peter’s Anomaly
Peter’s Anomaly refers to a congenital corneal opacity (clouding) due to iris–corneal adhesion (Type 1 Peter’s Anomaly) or lens–cornea adhesion (Type 2 Peter’s Anomaly). Continue reading Peter’s Anomaly
Albinism
Albinism is a rare group of genetic disorders with deficiency of melanin pigment production, which causes the skin, hair or eyes to have little or no colour. It effects about 1 in 18,000 to 20,000 people in the USA and Europe. Continue reading Albinism
Guides and resources
Building sports and recreation opportunities outside of school
A need to offer a wider range of local sporting opportunities during the weekend for South Auckland youths with visual impairments, led to the founding of the Matariki South Youth Sports Program. The free program, created by Casey… Read more
A Photographic Equipment Resource
Transition to school is often an exciting but stressful time for the child involved as well as those around them. Having a well-planned transition process that is flexible enough to… Read more
