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Possibilities and Limits in the field of Visual Reeducation in Preschool Children with Binocular Vision Disorders
PŘIBYLOVÁ, Hana
The topic of this bachelor thesis are the current options and limits within the area of reeducation of eyesight abilities of pre-school children with binocular vision disorders in ordinary kindergartens and in classes organised based on the § 16 par. 9 School Law for children with a visual impairment or in kindergartens organised based on the § 16 par. 9 School Law for children with a visual impairment. The thesis is divided into two parts - a theoretical one and a practical one. The theoretical part introduces the characteristics of a pre-school child. Further, it deals with the definition of visual functions and options of their cure. It briefly specifies the development of eyesight. In the following chapter, binocular vision disorders are defined, such as strabismus and amblyopia. A considerable part of the bachelor thesis is devoted to the consequences of binocular vision disorders and to the therapeutical methods of correcting these disorders. The options of pre-school education for children with binocular vision disroders are described. Further on, the theoretical part deals with the demarcation of the form of special pedagogical care for children with binocular vision disorders and the conditions of visual reeducation in these children in kindergarten. Attention is also focused on the description of a special pedagogy centre for people with visual impairment. The objective of the practical part of the bachelor thesis was to compare the current options and limits within the area of reeducation of visual abilities in pre-school children with binocular vision disorders in usual kindergartens and in classes organised based on the §16 par. 9 School Law for children with a visual impairment or in kindergartens organised based on the §16 par. 9 School Law for children with a visual impairment. To fulfill the objective, qualitative research was chosen. To collect data, the method of three questionnaires was chosen, where the first questionnaire was directed at kindergarten teachers, the second questionnaire was directed at kindergarten directors, head teachers, and kindergarten director representatives, and the third questionnaire was directed at ortoptists.
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Special pedagogy in childcare for children with functional sight disorders
Prucková, Kateřina ; Květoňová, Lea (advisor) ; Kramosilová, Zuzana (referee)
0 TITTLE: Special pedagogy in childcare for children with functional sight disorders AUTHOR: Kateřina Prucková, DiS. DEPARTMENT: Special pedagogy SUPERVISOR: doc. PhDr. Lea Květoňová, Ph.D. ABSTRACT: This work deals with a special-pedagogical care of preschool age children, suffering from functional disorders of vision. The first part of the work is devoted to preschool age children, their ontogenetic development and physiological development of vision. Other chapters describe the functional visual disorders including strabism and amblyopia. The main part is devoted to remedies of the binocular vision defects and furthermore to a special pleoptical- orthoptic exercises. This part also functions as a source of activities and ideas for working with children either at home or at school environment. KEYWORDS: Strabismus, amblyopia, orthoptics, pleoptics, preschool age children, special-pedagogical care
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School maturity and readiness of children with binocular vision disorders
JUSKOVÁ, Denisa
The purpose of the bachelor's thesis is to analyze the school maturity and school readiness of children with binocular vision disorders. The partial aim is to draw up individual plans for the development of the children involved in the research. In order to fulfill the aims mentioned, a method of qualitative research strategy - case study was used. Observation, interview and document analysis were used to gather the data. The thesis is divided into two parts, the theoretical part and the practical part. The theoretical part consists of four chapters. The first chapter deals with the concept of a visually impaired child and the most commonly used classifications of visual impairment. In the second chapter, besides the definition of the term binocular vision, the development of visual perception is described, which includes the development of binocular vision. The third chapter looks into the binocular vision disorders - specifically their definition, classification, possibilities of re-education and finally on their consequences. The last chapter of the theoretical part deals with school maturity and school readiness - particular attention is paid to preschool education, definition of terms school maturity and school readiness, detailed description of individual components of school maturity and in conclusion it also touches on the diagnostics of school maturity. The practical part is divided into three chapters. The first chapter refers to the research methodology. In the second chapter results of the research are analyzed - especially personal anamnestic data, detailed analysis of school maturity and in connection with the development of particular parts of school maturity, the cooperation of the family with pre-school facilities is included. There are drawn up individual plans of development of the children involved in the research in the last chapter of the practical part. Based on the research it was established that it is not possible to determine specific level of school maturity a school readiness of the children with binocular vision disorders, since every child is unique, with his / her own options and limits, which means that the level of school maturity and school readiness of these children is a very individual matter that depends on number of factors, such as type of visual impairment and its impact on particular parts of school maturity, adherence to treatment plan, potential postponement of school attendance and, last but not least, cooperation between the family and the pre-school facility.
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Meaning Orthoptics and pleoptics in children with disorders of binocular vision in preschoolers
ŠVIHELOVÁ, Lucie
The bachelor thesis deals with the topic The importance of orthoptics and pleoptics in children with disorders of binocular vision (BV) at pre-school age. The visual defects that most often occur in pre-school children are strabismus and amblyopia. The aim of the bachelor thesis is to describe the educational process and the possibilities of realization of pleoptic and ortoptic exercises in children with disorders of BV in nursery school (hereinafter referred to as "MŠ") in the main educational process. The thesis is divided into two parts, the theoretical part and an empirical part.The theoretical part of the bachelor thesis is divided into three chapters. The first chapter focuses on the specific development of a child with BV at pre-school age. The second chapter describes the most common visual defects of childhood, BV and its development, disorders and remedy. The last chapter deals with the pre-school education, possibilities of education of a child with a BV disorder and legislation related to pre-school education. The aim of empirical part is to evaluate the management of daily activities of children with BV disorder in the mainstream educational system and to evaluate the level of individualized access to a child with a BV disorder in the mainstream educational system. A qualitative survey is used to meet these objectives. The collection of qualitative data is realized by the method of analysis of pedagogical documentation of children with binocular defects, participating observation according to set categories, semi-standardized interviews with pedagogues of mainstream educational system. The results of the sub-targets are processed into four specific case studies. The research file is chosen through a deliberate selection process in accordance with the defined goal of the work it means children with BV disorders - with strabismus and amblyopia and pedagogues who have children with these visual defects in their classroom. On the basis of the theoretical background and the results of a qualitative survey in the field it was found that children with BV disorders have some specificities with visual perception within the educational process in the kindergarten and the associated difficulties in coordinating movement, spatial orientation, memory, attention. In the viewfinder, visual defects are at the edge of severity, although these disorders can be effectively corrected or removed entirely at this age, until the onset of compulsory school attendance. The degree of individual approach by the pedagogue in the kindergarten is then helped to manage the activity in the form of spatial adjustment, providing a longer period of time to master, editing worksheets, explaining the direction of fulfillment, content, working with opinion, developing compensatory senses, adjusting light conditions.
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Special pedagogy in childcare for children with functional sight disorders
Prucková, Kateřina ; Květoňová, Lea (advisor) ; Kramosilová, Zuzana (referee)
0 TITTLE: Special pedagogy in childcare for children with functional sight disorders AUTHOR: Kateřina Prucková, DiS. DEPARTMENT: Special pedagogy SUPERVISOR: doc. PhDr. Lea Květoňová, Ph.D. ABSTRACT: This work deals with a special-pedagogical care of preschool age children, suffering from functional disorders of vision. The first part of the work is devoted to preschool age children, their ontogenetic development and physiological development of vision. Other chapters describe the functional visual disorders including strabism and amblyopia. The main part is devoted to remedies of the binocular vision defects and furthermore to a special pleoptical- orthoptic exercises. This part also functions as a source of activities and ideas for working with children either at home or at school environment. KEYWORDS: Strabismus, amblyopia, orthoptics, pleoptics, preschool age children, special-pedagogical care
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The role of nurses in the strabological clinic
SVOBODOVÁ, Jana
The eyesight is one of the most important senses. The most common sight impairments among children are strabismus and amblyopia. It affects up to 7 % of children population. The children with eyesight impairment are treated in strabological outpatient departments. The Orthoptics deals with prevention and diagnosis of visual impairments and subsequent treatment of amblyopia and squinting.There are two goals in this work: to determine specific demands concerning the work of nurse in strabological outpatient department and to find out about their role from the parents point of view.The practical part was conducted using qualitative research survey. The individual semi-structural interviews were used to gather the data. The interviews were conducted with the orthoptist nurses working in strabological outpatient departments in the South Bohemia Region and with the parents of the treated clients.The research survey showed that the work of orthoptist nurse is highly specific. It requires deep knowledge of the field. There are high demands on their practical skills. Orthoptist nurse organizes functioning of the department and the training room, assists the doctor, prepares clients for the examination and conducts many examinations on their own. Handles ortoptic and pleoptic devices and manages their maintenance. Creates their own aids. Communicates with the patients of all age groups. They are supposed to have enough empathy, patience and creativity. They provide intensive educational activity, because the contribution of training at home is significant in treating amblyopia and squinting. The parents of the patients expect improvement of the impairment, kind and patient approach, and last but not least providing information, advices and solving all kind of problems.
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