title: Visual problems in people with severe mental handicap.
abstract: The incidence of visual problems in people with mental handicaps is very high. Nine severely mentally handicapped patients were studied. Several objective and subjective optometric tests were performed. The results showed the presence of different kinds of visual problems that were compensated for by optical methods. The subjects showed a general change in their behaviour. It is essential to give optometric care to such people.
authors.affiliation: Departmento de Optica y Optometria, Escuela Universitaria de Optica de Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castañe
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Peris
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003631:Day Care, Medical; D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D005139:Eyeglasses; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team; D013030:Spain; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014787:Vision Tests